Postsecondary schools; enrollment agreement with each student.
Summary
Prohibits postsecondary schools that are required to be certified by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (the Council) from enrolling students without entering into an enrollment agreement with each student. The enrollment agreement is required to be signed by the student and an authorized representative of the school and to contain all disclosures prescribed by the Council.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Signed Mar 3, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Mar 3, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 298 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 15, 2017
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101292D
legislature
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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