VA HB1662 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on March 13 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0316)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Public institutions of higher education; general education course credit; dual enrollment courses. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), in consultation with each public institution of higher education, to establish a policy for granting undergraduate general education course credit to any entering freshman student who has successfully completed a dual enrollment course. The bill requires SCHEV and each public institution of higher education to make the policy available to the public on the SCHEV and institution's websites. This bill is identical to SB 1534.

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Title

Higher educational institutions, public; general education course credit, dual enrollment courses.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0316)
2017-03-13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 316 (effective 7/1/17)
2017-02-28 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
2017-02-28HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
2017-02-24SenateSigned by President
2017-02-23HouseSigned by Speaker
2017-02-23HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1662ER)
2017-02-23HouseEnrolled
2017-02-20SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-20SenateReconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-20SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2017-02-20SenateRead third time
2017-02-17SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2017-02-16SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2017-02-08SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2017-02-08SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2017-02-07HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2017-02-07HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2017-02-06HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB1662H1
2017-02-06HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 17104387D-H1
2017-02-06HouseRead second time
2017-02-01HousePassed by until Monday, February 6, 2017
2017-01-31HouseRead first time
2017-01-30HouseCommittee substitute printed 17104387D-H1
2017-01-30HouseReported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2017-01-24HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
2017-01-13HouseAssigned Education sub: Higher Education
2017-01-05HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2017-01-05HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101319D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
231905.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB1662
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1662+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1662H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1662ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0316+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H0902V0006+HB1662
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H09V0117+HB1662
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV1947+HB1662
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S04V0250+HB1662
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0670HB1662+HB1662
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0694HB1662+HB1662
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0695HB1662+HB1662
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0696HB1662+HB1662

Bill Comments

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