HB2157
Richard Bland College; governance.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
May 2, 2025
Vetoed by Governor
Chief Patron:
Betsy Carr (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Richard Bland College; governance.
Removes the authority of the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia to supervise, manage, and control Richard Bland College and establishes the nine-member board of visitors of Richard Bland College to generally direct the affairs of Richard Bland College, including appointing all teachers and ... (More) fixing their salaries, providing for the employment of other personnel as required, and caring for and preserving all property belonging to Richard Bland College. The bill provides for the transfer of relevant property and rights thereto, contracts, and duties from the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia to the board of visitors of Richard Bland College. The bill also requires the board of visitors of Richard Bland College to focus its efforts on preparing students for academic and career success and permits the board of visitors to take several enumerated actions in furtherance of such efforts. The bill also provides that the audit conducted by the Auditor of Public Accounts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, will be the last audit for which Richard Bland College is treated as a consolidated entity of the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia and that beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the Auditor of Public Accounts shall submit its audit report on Richard Bland College to the board of visitors of Richard Bland College. The provisions of the bill, with the exception of the provision requiring Richard Bland College to submit a report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2025, have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 742. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101610D
- 01/07/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/16/2025 - House: Assigned Educ sub: Higher Education
- 01/16/2025 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/20/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/2025 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/22/2025 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105234D-H1
- 01/22/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2157)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/27/2025 - House: Read second time
- 01/27/2025 - House: Education Substitute agreed to
- 01/27/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 01/28/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/06/2025 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/17/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2157ER)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2157)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's Recommendation
- 04/02/2025 - House: Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/02/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
- 05/02/2025 - House: Governor's Veto Received by House
- 05/02/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
