Higher educational institutions, public; admissions applications, criminal history information.
Summary
Public institutions of higher education; admissions applications; criminal history. Prohibits each public institutionof higher education from (i) utilizing an institution-specific admissionsapplication that contains questions about the criminal history ofthe applicant; (ii) denying admission to any applicant on the basisof any criminal history information provided by the applicant onany third-party admissions application accepted by the institution;or (iii) otherwise inquiring about the criminal history of an applicantfor admission prior to the applicant receiving a conditional offerof acceptance from the institution.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 5, 2019
Last action Feb 6, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (12-Y 2-N)
upper
Jan 21, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
upper
Dec 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Dec 5, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100935D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Marsden
DDemocratic
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