VA HB1452 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on December 2 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-07 - Left in Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 2 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-07 - Left in Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Public institutions of higher education; graduation requirements; course in Western civilization or U.S. history. Requires each student at each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth to complete a three credit hour course in Western civilization or U.S. history. The bill exempts from such requirement any student who has received a score of 4 or better on an Advanced Placement examination in U.S. history.
Title
Higher educational institutions; graduation requirements, course in Western civilization, etc.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-07 | House | Left in Education |
| 2017-01-24 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| 2017-01-13 | House | Assigned Education sub: Higher Education |
| 2016-12-02 | House | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 2016-12-02 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100842D |
Subjects
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB1452 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1452+hil |
