VA HB2320 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on March 26 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0664)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Cooperative online degree program plan. Requires the Secretary of Education and the Director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, in consultation with each two-year or four-year, public or private, nonprofit institution of higher education in the Commonwealth and the Virginia Community College System, to develop a plan to establish and advertise a cooperative degree program whereby any undergraduate student enrolled at any two-year or four-year, public or private, nonprofit institution of higher education in the Commonwealth may complete, through the use of online courses at any such institution, the course credit requirements to receive a degree at a tuition cost not to exceed $4,000, or such cost that is achievable, per academic year. The Secretary and Director shall report no later than October 1, 2016, to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Finance, and the Senate Committee on Education and Health on the progress made toward developing such cooperative degree program plan.

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Title

Cooperative degree program; Secretary of Education, et al., shall develop a plan to establish.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (37-Y 1-N) (Y: 37 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-26 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0664)
2015-03-26 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 664 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-03-10 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-03-10HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
2015-03-07SenateSigned by President
2015-03-06HouseSigned by Speaker
2015-03-06HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB2320ER)
2015-03-06HouseEnrolled
2015-02-26HouseVOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
2015-02-26HouseSenate substitute with amendment agreed to by House 15105249D-S1 (99-Y 0-N)
2015-02-25HousePlaced on Calendar
2015-02-25SenatePassed Senate with substitute with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
2015-02-25SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB2320S1
2015-02-25SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2015-02-25SenateReading of amendment waived
2015-02-25SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 15105249D-S1
2015-02-25SenateReading of substitute waived
2015-02-25SenateRead third time
2015-02-24SenatePassed by for the day
2015-02-24SenateReconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (37-Y 1-N)
2015-02-24SenatePassed by for the day
2015-02-24SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2015-02-23SenateReported from Finance with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
2015-02-19SenateRereferred to Finance
2015-02-19SenateCommittee substitute printed 15105249D-S1
2015-02-19SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2015-02-13SenateAssigned Education sub: Higher Education
2015-02-06SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2015-02-06SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2015-02-05HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2015-02-05HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2015-02-04HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB2320H1
2015-02-04HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 15104574D-H1
2015-02-04HouseRead second time
2015-02-03HouseRead first time
2015-02-02HouseCommittee substitute printed 15104574D-H1
2015-02-02HouseReported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2015-01-29HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
2015-01-26HouseAssigned Education sub: Higher Education
2015-01-22HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2015-01-22HousePresented and ordered printed 15102534D

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+HB2320
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB2320+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB2320H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB2320S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB2320ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0664+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H0902V0038+HB2320
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H09V0045+HB2320
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV1910+HB2320
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S04V0207+HB2320
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S05V0285+HB2320
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0801HB2320+HB2320
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0803HB2320+HB2320
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0886HB2320+HB2320
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2843+HB2320

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