VA SB749 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-01-25 - Incorporated by Education and Health
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Higher education; in-state tuition. Prohibits, without the prior statutory approval of the General Assembly, any percentage increase in in-state tuition for undergraduate students at Virginia's public institutions of higher education that exceeds twice the annual percentage increase, as determined by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, in the Average Consumer Price Index for all items, all urban consumers (CPI-U), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, from January 1 through December 31 of the year immediately preceding the affected year.

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Title

Higher education; prohibits percentage increase in in-state tuition.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Education and Health (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-01-25SenateIncorporated by Education and Health
2018-01-17SenateAssigned Education sub: Higher Education
2018-01-10SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2018-01-10SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100777D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
2311301(n/a)See Bill Text
231307(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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