VA SB1530 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-02-02 - Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 20 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-02-02 - Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Standardized, Uniform, and Comprehensive Collaborative Exchange School Support (SUCCESS) Program; development and implementation. Requires the Department of Education, the State Board for Community Colleges, and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to develop a plan to establish and implement the Standardized, Uniform, and Comprehensive Collaborative Exchange School Support (SUCCESS) Program for the purpose of improving the collaboration between comprehensive community colleges and high schools in the Commonwealth and increasing access for high school students to opportunities for earning postsecondary credits toward completion of an associate's degree or credential by (i) maximizing technology and sharing resources between high schools and community colleges to allow instructional staff at community colleges to more easily teach high school students; (ii) providing transportation for high school students to and from their respective high schools and the community colleges at which they are participating in a dual enrollment program; (iii) standardizing the core curricula and the award of postsecondary credits for work completed through a dual enrollment program; and (iv) improving access to opportunities to earn postsecondary credits towards completion of an associate's degree or credential and increasing the ability of high school students to complete such degree or credential either prior to graduating from high school or more efficiently and quickly thereafter, with a focus on degrees or credentials in health care-related fields. Finally, the bill directs the Department of Education, the State Board for Community Colleges, and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to report on their progress in developing the plan for the SUCCESS Program to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education by November 1, 2023, and to implement the SUCCESS Program by the beginning of the 2024–2025 school year. Standardized, Uniform, and Comprehensive Collaborative Exchange School Support (SUCCESS) Program; development and implementation. Requires the Department of Education, the State Board for Community Colleges, and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to develop a plan to establish and implement the Standardized, Uniform, and Comprehensive Collaborative Exchange School Support (SUCCESS) Program for the purpose of improving the collaboration between comprehensive community colleges and high schools in the Commonwealth and increasing access for high school students to opportunities for earning postsecondary credits toward completion of an associate's degree or credential by (i) maximizing technology and sharing resources between high schools and community colleges to allow instructional staff at community colleges to more easily teach high school students; (ii) providing transportation for high school students to and from their respective high schools and the community colleges at which they are participating in a dual enrollment program; (iii) standardizing the core curricula and the award of postsecondary credits for work completed through a dual enrollment program; and (iv) improving access to opportunities to earn postsecondary credits towards completion of an associate's degree or credential and increasing the ability of high school students to complete such degree or credential either prior to graduating from high school or more efficiently and quickly thereafter, with a focus on degrees or credentials in health care-related fields. Finally, the bill directs the Department of Education, the State Board for Community Colleges, and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to report on their progress in developing the plan for the SUCCESS Program to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education by November 1, 2023, and to implement the SUCCESS Program by the beginning of the 2024–2025 school year.
Title
SUCCESS; development and implementation.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2023-02-02 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) |
2023-01-27 | Senate | Assigned Education sub: Higher Education |
2023-01-20 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
2023-01-20 | Senate | Presented and ordered printed 23104362D |