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Currently Tracked Legislation - The "Hot List"

Critical legislation being tracked by SCHEV when the Virginia General Assembly is in session.

The 2008 Higher Education Bill List - By Number

House Bills
HB14 Admission of illegal aliens to public institutions of higher education. (Peace) Passed by Indefinitely/Senate
HB31 Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2008; created. (Hamilton) Signed by Governor
HB37 Educational institutions; selective service registration required. (Albo) Tabled/House
HB109 Firearms; regulation thereof by state entities. (Cole) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB117 Community College Scholarship Match Program; created. (Landes) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB118 Higher education; required to report to SCHEV on steps taken to ensure academic freedom, etc. (Landes) Stricken/Senate
HB121 Mental health treatment for minors; parental notification required. (Lingamfelter) Passed by Indefinitely/Senate
HB123 Higher educational institutions; enrollment of aliens. (Hargrove) Incorporated into /House
  House: Incorporated by Rules (HB14-Peace)
HB165 Higher educational institutions; automatic admission to certain students. (Poisson) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB204 Richard Bland College; integrated into Virginia Community College System. (Marshall) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB300 Higher educational institutions; sexual violence prevention. (Oder) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB313 Freedom of Information Act; working papers and correspondence. (Landes) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB327 Virginia Early Graduation Incentive Grant Program. (Saxman) Carried Over/House
HB407 Freedom of Information Act; exemptions for certain records of public institutions of higher ed. (Oder) Signed by Governor
HB416 Innovative Technology Authority and Center; repealed, adding certain Funds, report. (Marshall) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB424 Higher educational institutions; possession of concealed handguns by faculty members. (Marshall) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB425 Birth certificate required for admission to public institutions of higher education; report. (Marshall) Incorporated into /House
  House: Incorporated by Rules (HB14-Peace)
HB427 William and Mary Board of Visitors; election by alumni. (Marshall) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB483 Retirement; teachers and administrative faculty of institutions of higher education. (Shuler) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB489 Public institutions of higher education; crisis and emergency management plans. (Shuler) Incorporated into /House
  House: Incorporated by Militia, Police and Public Safety (HB1449-Crockett-Stark)
HB512 Community College Scholarship Match Program. (Dance) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB524 Eligibility for in-state tuition; certain military personnel. (Suit) Signed by Governor
HB577 Campus police; report of certain incidents to local law-enforcement agency. (Alexander) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB594 Educational Facilities Bond Act of 2008; created. (Hamilton) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB671 Parental notification; student's receipt of mental health treatment. (Marshall) Incorporated into /House
  Incorporated by Education (HB1005-Bell)
HB672 Higher educational institutions; establishing policies to provide single-sex housing to students. (Marshall) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB751 Involuntary hearing results; accessibility by colleges and universities. (Peace) Carried Over/House
HB752 Enrollment in an institution of higher education; mental health record release authorization.   (Peace) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB766 Fraudulent academic credentials; penalty. (Robert Tata) Amended by Governor
HB776 Virginia Commission on Higher Education Board Appointments; sunset. (Robert Tata) Signed by Governor
HB812 Foster Care Scholarship Program. (Ward) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB978 VPI & SU; Board of Visitors to convey certain property to Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. (Nutter) Signed by Governor
HB979 TAG; eligibility for students attending Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. (Nutter) Signed by Governor
HB980 Career coaches; Board for Community Colleges to establish guidelines for in public high schools. (Nutter) Stricken/House
HB987 State Council of Higher Education for Virginia;creation of nonstock corporation to support research. (Nutter) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB989 Board of visitors; University of Virginia. (Bell) Signed by Governor
HB1005 Higher educational institutions; notification to parent of mental health treatment for student. (Bell) Signed by Governor
HB1010 Illegal aliens; denial of in-state tuition. (Hugo) Incorporated into /House
  House: Incorporated by Rules (HB14-Peace)
HB1011 Higher educational institutions; admission of in-state students. (Hugo) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB1058 Higher educational institutions; release of educational records. (Amundson) Signed by Governor
HB1109 Veterans; tuition waiver for certain. (Shannon) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB1124 Management agreement with Virginia Commonwealth University. (Jones) Signed by Governor
HB1251 Institutions of higher education; notification of mental health treatment. (Fralin) Incorporated into /House
  Incorporated by Education (HB1005-Bell)
HB1268 Higher educational institutions; crisis and emergency management plans. (Ebbin) Incorporated into /House
  Incorporated by Militia, Police and Public Safety (HB1449-Crockett-Stark)
HB1293 Community College Scholarship Match Program. (Athey) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB1316 Higher Education; threat assessment teams at each public institution of higher education. (Nutter) Incorporated into /House
  House: Incorporated by Militia, Police and Public Safety (HB1449-Crockett-Stark)
HB1326 Sales and use tax exemption; school textbooks. (Peace) Carried Over/House
HB1371 Concealed handgun permittees; carrying firearms on public property. (Gilbert) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB1373 Tuition, in-state; eligibility for Native Americans. (Morrissey) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HB1390 Higher educational institutions; operational authority. (Putney) Signed by Governor
HB1438 Educational institutions; governmental instrumentalities. (Cox) Signed by Governor
HB1449 Higher educational institutions; crisis and emergency management plans. (Crockett-Stark) Signed by Governor
HB1526 Virginia Career Readiness Certification Program; creation; report. (Byron) Signed by Governor
HB1529 Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Awards Committee; clarifies awarding of scholarship. (Abbitt) Signed by Governor
HB1547 21st Century Capital Improvement Program; created, report. (Putney) Tabled/House
 
House Joint Resolutions
HJ43 Higher education institutions, online; Council of Higher Education to study establishment thereof. (Poisson) Passed by Indefinitely/House
HJ99 Colleges and universities; joint subcommittee to study merits of operating in State year-round. (Poisson) Incorporated into /House
  Incorporated by Rules (HJ91-Hamilton)
HJ247 International education; recognizing importance in higher educational institutions. (Robert Tata) Passed by Indefinitely/House
 
Senate Bills
SB98 Longwood University; board of visitors. (Ruff) Signed by Governor
SB119 Property transfer; Virginia Tech. (Edwards) Signed by Governor
SB125 Community College Scholarship Match Program. (Edwards) Passed by Indefinitely/House
SB126 Partial tuition waiver; children of university and college faculty. (Edwards) Passed by Indefinitely/House
SB130 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); exemptions for certain records; public institutions of higher ed. (Houck) Signed by Governor
SB148 Two-Year College Transfer Grant. (Stosch) Passed by Indefinitely/House
SB236 Innovative Technology Authority; board of directors. (Whipple) Signed by Governor
SB256 Public institutions of higher education; crisis and emergency management plans. (Deeds) Signed by Governor
SB265 False academic credentials. (Deeds) Passed by Indefinitely/Senate
SB302 Virginia Commission on Higher Education Board Appointments; sunset (Houck) Incorporated into /House
H-General Laws
  02/28/08 House: Incorporated by General Laws (SB683-Norment) by voice vote
SB358 Virginia Commonwealth University; management agreement with State. (Watkins) Signed by Governor
SB389 Virginia State University; Board of Visitors. (Martin) Signed by Governor
SB392 Sales and use tax exemption; school textbooks. (Martin) Signed by Governor
SB442 Public institutions of higher education; operational authority. (Houck) Signed by Governor
SB510 Institutions of higher education; student lending policies; report. (McEachin) Signed by Governor
SB538 Higher education; first warning and emergency notification system required. (Obenshain) Signed by Governor
SB539 Higher Education; threat assessment teams at each public institution of higher education. (Obenshain) Signed by Governor
SB627 Climate Change, Commission on; created, report. (Ticer) Incorporated into /Senate
  Incorporated by Rules (SB464-Whipple)
SB636 Higher education; high school records. (Cuccinelli) Signed by Governor
SB652 In-state tuition; prohibiting certain individuals from eligibility. (Hanger) Passed by Indefinitely/Senate
SB683 Virginia Commission on Higher Education Board Appointments; sunset (Norment) Signed by Governor
SB705 William and Mary, College of; management agreement with State. (Norment) Carried Over/Senate
S-Finance
  02/13/08 Senate: Continued to 2009 in Finance (16-Y 0-N)
SB795 Educational Facilities Bond Act of 2008; created. (Colgan) Senate
  03/06/08 House: House requested conference committee
03/06/08 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
 
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