Virginia Community College System; changes to ensure a standard quality of education.
Summary
Makes several changes relating to course credit at public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, including requiring (i) the Virginia Community College System to develop a 15-credit-hour Passport Program and a 30-credit-hour Uniform Certificate of General Studies Program to be offered at each comprehensive community college and for which courses are transferable, except in certain circumstances, to each baccalaureate public institution of higher education and (ii) each baccalaureate public institution of higher education to develop pathway maps that clearly set forth the courses that a student at a comprehensive community college is encouraged to complete prior to transferring to the baccalaureate institution.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action Mar 10, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
4
Mar 7, 2018
Introduced
Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House 18107784D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Mar 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB919S1
legislature
Mar 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Amendment by Senator Newman agreed to
legislature
Mar 6, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Mar 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18107784D-S1
legislature
Mar 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Feb 13, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB919E
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101739D
legislature
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
S. Chris Jones
RRepublican
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Lashrecse D. Aird
DDemocratic
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