Students with disabilities; SCHEV to study process used to determine eligibility for accommodations.
Summary
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; public institutions of higher education; policies for establishing eligibility for accommodations; report. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, in consultation with representatives of public institutions of higher education, disability advocacy organizations, students enrolled at public institutions of higher education, higher education disability accommodation professionals, and a subject matter expert, to (i) study the processes by which each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth determines the eligibility for accommodations of an admitted or enrolled student with a temporary or permanent disability, (ii) identify in such processes any potential barriers to establishing eligibility, and (iii) make recommendations on reducing any such barriers and on the development and establishment of a uniform accommodations eligibility determination in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to SB 21.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 2, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 19, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 444 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB509ER)
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 6-N)
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Introduced
Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (91-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (91-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Laura Jane Cohen
DDemocratic
Co
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Laufer
DDemocratic
Co
Irene Shin
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Thomas
DDemocratic
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