Louise Lucas
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 18
Primary
Department of Education and Virginia Community College System; College and Career Ready Virginia Program and Fund established. Establishes the College and Career Ready Virginia Fund and requires the Department of Education and the Virginia Community College System to establish the College and Career Ready Virginia Program whereby each school board is required to offer each qualified high school student in the local school division access at the high school to the dual enrollment courses that are sufficient to complete the Passport Program and the Uniform Certificate of General Studies Program at a public institution of higher education at no cost to such students. The bill establishes several enumerated duties for the Department and the System in the administration of the College and Career Ready Virginia Program, including the establishment of a work group to make recommendations no later than November 1, 2024, on the incorporation of a career and technical education program of coursework into the College and Career Ready Virginia Program. This bill is identical to HB 1087.
Department of Education and Virginia CommunityCollege System; College and Career Ready Virginia Program and Fundestablished. Establishes the College and Career Ready VirginiaFund and requires the Department of Education and the Virginia CommunityCollege System to establish the College and Career Ready VirginiaProgram whereby each school board is required to offer each qualifiedhigh school student in the local school division access at the highschool to the dual enrollment courses that are sufficient to completethe Passport Program and the former Uniform Certificate of GeneralStudies Program, renamed in the bill as the Passport Plus Program,at a public institution of higher education at no cost to such students.The bill establishes several enumerated duties for the Departmentand the System in the administration of the College and Career ReadyVirginia Program, including the establishment of a work group to make recommendations no later than November 1, 2024, on the incorporationof a career and technical education program of coursework into theCollege and Career Ready Virginia Program.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 684 (effective 7/1/24)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0684)
Impact statement from DPB (SB627ER)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Signed by President
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB627ER)
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N)
Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
Passed by temporarily
Amended by conference committee
Conference substitute printed 24108997D-S3
Delegates: Rasoul, Reaser, Coyner
Conferees appointed by House
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senators: Lucas, Aird, Suetterlein
Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
House requested conference committee
House insisted on substitute
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
Passed by temporarily
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Committee substitute agreed to 24107966D-H1
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB627H1
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Committee substitute printed 24107966D-H1
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Read second time
Committee substitute rejected 24107152D-S1
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB627S2
Committee substitute agreed to 24107611D-S2
Reading of substitute waived
Committee substitute printed 24107611D-S2
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Committee substitute printed 24107152D-S1
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103037D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Committee substitute printed 24107152D-S1 | PDF HTML |
| Committee substitute printed 24107611D-S2 | PDF HTML |
| Committee substitute printed 24107966D-H1 | PDF HTML |
| Conference substitute printed 24108997D-S3 | PDF HTML |
| SB627ER | PDF HTML |
| CHAP0684 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB627FER122.PDF | |
| Amendment: SB627AC | HTML |
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