VA HB1336 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 22-2)
Status: Passed on March 23 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0578)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; policy on course credit at public institutions of higher education for certain examinations. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), in consultation with the governing board of each public institution of higher education, to establish a uniform policy for granting undergraduate course credit to entering freshman students who have taken one or more Advanced Placement, Cambridge Advanced (A/AS), College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), or International Baccalaureate examinations and repeals the current law under which such governing boards individually implement such policies. The bill requires SCHEV and each public institution of higher education to make the policy available to the public on its website. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2016.

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Title

SCHEV; policy on course credit at higher educational institutions.

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Roll Calls

2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (31-Y 7-N) (Y: 31 N: 7 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 3-N) (Y: 97 N: 3 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Education (20-Y 2-N) (Y: 21 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0578)
2015-03-23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 578 (effective 7/1/16)
2015-02-23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-02-23HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/23/15
2015-02-20SenateSigned by President
2015-02-19HouseSigned by Speaker
2015-02-19HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1336ER)
2015-02-19HouseEnrolled
2015-02-16SenatePassed Senate (31-Y 7-N)
2015-02-16SenateRead third time
2015-02-13SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2015-02-12SenateReported from Education and Health (9-Y 5-N)
2015-02-03SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2015-02-03SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2015-02-02HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 3-N)
2015-02-02HouseRead third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N)
2015-01-30HouseRead second time and engrossed
2015-01-29HouseRead first time
2015-01-28HouseReported from Education (20-Y 2-N)
2015-01-16HouseAssigned Education sub: Higher Education
2014-11-25HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2014-11-25HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100703D

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Bill Comments

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