VA HB926 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Institutions of higher education; letter certifying good standing of certain students. Requires institutions of higher education that include notations on the transcripts of students who have been suspended for, have been permanently dismissed for, or withdraw from the institution while under investigation for offenses involving sexual violence under the institution's code, rules, or set of standards governing student conduct to require the dean of students or similar such individual at any other institution of higher education within or outside the Commonwealth to submit to it a letter certifying the good standing of any student who seeks admission to the institution that requires the letter of certification and who, at the time such student withdraws from the other institution of higher education within or outside the Commonwealth, is determined to be in good standing according to the institution's code, rules, or set of standards governing such a determination and is not under investigation or subject to any pending institutional proceedings for a violation of the institution's code, rules, or set of standards governing student conduct.

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Title

Higher educational institutions; letter certifying good standing of certain students.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 6-N) (Y: 3 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-02-16HouseLeft in Education
2016-02-02HouseSubcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 6-N)
2016-01-19HouseAssigned Education sub: Higher Education
2016-01-12HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2016-01-12HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101126D

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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