Virginia House Bill 1123 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-12 - Left in Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Students and officially recognized student organizations; right to hire counsel and right of review of disciplinary decisions. Grants (i) any student enrolled at a public institution of higher education who is accused of a violation of the institution's rules and regulations for the conduct of students that is punishable by a suspension of more than 10 days or expulsion and (ii) any officially recognized student organization accused of a violation of the institution's rules and regulations for the conduct of students the right to hire counsel. The bill also gives such students and student organizations the right to review of the final decision of the institution in the appropriate circuit court within one year and requires the court to award successful petitioners compensatory damages, reasonable court costs, attorney fees, including expert fees, and any other relief in equity or law that the court deems appropriate, including (a) a de novo rehearing at the public institution of higher education and (b) monetary damages of not less than the cost of tuition paid by the student, or on the student's behalf, to the public institution of higher education for the semester during which the alleged violation occurred plus monetary damages of not less than the amount of any scholarship funding lost as a result of the campus discipline.

Students and officially recognized student organizations; right to hire counsel, etc.

Del. Rick Morris [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-12	House	Left in Education
2014-02-04	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2014-01-20	House	Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
2014-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2014-01-13	House	Presented and ordered printed 14103671D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+HB1123
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB1123+hil