VA SB1110 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-22 - Left in Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Public institutions of higher education; student accounts; Public institutions of higher education; student accounts; withholding transcripts. Prohibits any public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth from conditioning the provision of an academic transcript to a current or former student on the payment of an outstanding debt to such institution if the student is requesting the transcript for the purpose of (i) applying for employment or (ii) pursuing opportunities in the Armed Forces or National Guard. The bill provides that in the event that a current or former student with an outstanding debt requests an academic transcript for any of the purposes set forth in clause (i) or (ii), the institution shall release such student's transcript directly to the employer, the prospective employer, or the applicable recruitment office. The bill also prohibits any public institution of higher education from conditioning the provision of an academic transcript to a current or former student on the repayment of an outstanding debt if (a) the outstanding debt is less than $500 or (b) the student has enrolled in a repayment plan and, as of the date of the request, has made at least three consecutive monthly payments. Finally, the bill requires each public institution of higher education to clearly and prominently indicate on any materials or webpages relating to academic transcript requests the purposes and conditions dictating the provision of an academic transcript to a current or former student with an outstanding debt.

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Title

Higher educational institutions, public; student accounts, withholding transcripts.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-02-13 - House - House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 5-N) (Y: 4 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2023-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-02-22HouseLeft in Education
2023-02-13HouseSubcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 5-N)
2023-02-10HouseAssigned Education sub: Higher Education
2023-02-10HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2023-02-10HouseRead first time
2023-02-10HousePlaced on Calendar
2023-02-06SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1110S1
2023-02-06SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 23105575D-S1
2023-02-06SenateReading of substitute waived
2023-02-06SenateRead second time
2023-02-03SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2023-02-02SenateCommittee substitute printed 23105575D-S1
2023-02-02SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2023-01-20SenateAssigned Education sub: Higher Education
2023-01-10SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2023-01-10SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101392D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
231411.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1110
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1110+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1110S1+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105575D.pdf
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1110F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1110FS1122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S04V0175+SB1110
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0241SB1110+SB1110
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0276SB1110+SB1110
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0277SB1110+SB1110
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0902V0031+SB1110

Bill Comments

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