Higher educational institutions, public; SCHEV to develop a passport credit program.
Summary
Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (the Council) and each public institution of higher education to develop a passport credit program that will be offered at each associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education. Under the program, each passport credit course shall satisfy a lower division general education requirement at any public institution of higher education. The bill requires the Council to develop such program by July 1, 2020, and each associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education to offer such program by the 2020-2021 academic year.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Signed Mar 16, 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
31
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Mar 16, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 521 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with substitute (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1234H1
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105429D-H1
legislature
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute with amendment SB1234ES2
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Amendment by Senator Surovell agreed to
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102436D
legislature
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
SD
Siobhan Dunnavant
RRepublican
Co
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
Co
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 1234
Scope: VA
Hi! I can help you understand SB 1234. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline