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HB457

Postsecondary schools; distance learning, certification and reciprocity, effective date.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Kathleen Murphy (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Degree-granting postsecondary schools; distance learning reciprocity agreements; consumer protection.

Requires any degree-granting postsecondary school providing distance learning to residents of the Commonwealth from a location outside of the Commonwealth to be certified to operate in the Commonwealth or be a participant in any interstate reciprocity agreement to which the Commonwealth belongs, in accordance with the State Council of Higher Education's authority under relevant law, for the purpose of consumer protection. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2022. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/03/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103280D
  • 01/03/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
  • 01/13/2020 - House: Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
  • 01/29/2020 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 01/29/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
  • 02/03/2020 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/03/2020 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
  • 02/03/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20106010D-H1
  • 02/05/2020 - House: Read first time
  • 02/06/2020 - House: Read second time
  • 02/06/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106010D-H1
  • 02/06/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB457H1
  • 02/07/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
  • 02/07/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 1-N)
  • 02/10/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/10/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 02/14/2020 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
  • 02/20/2020 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2020 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/27/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB457ER)
  • 02/27/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/27/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/02/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB457ER)
  • 03/06/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2020
  • 03/06/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 03/18/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 380 (effective 7/1/22)
  • 03/18/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0380)

Full text and vote history:

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