Virginia 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 824 — Higher educational institutions, public; tuition and fee increases, notice to students and public.

Last action — Rereferred to Finance

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

29 added · 29 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill SB 824 introduces additional requirements for educational institutions regarding tuition increases. Now, before institutions can vote on any rise in rates, they must provide students and the public with information on the planned increase, its rationale, and details about the vote at least 30 days prior. This change aims to enhance transparency and ensure that students are well-informed about financial decisions that affect their education costs.

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 18104883D SENATE BILL NO.
SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 18106011D SENATE BILL NO.
824 Offered January 15, 2018 A BILL to amend and reenact § 23.1-307 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public institutions of higher education;
824 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Education and Health on February 1, 2018) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Petersen) A BILL to amend and reenact § 23.1-307 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public institutions of higher education;
---------- Patron-- Petersen ---------- Referred to Committee on Education and Health ---------- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
No governing board of any public institution of higher education shall approve an increase in undergraduate tuition or mandatory fees without providing students and the public, at least days prior to any vote on such an increase, a projected range of the planned increase, an explanation of the need for the increase, an opportunity to provide public comment at a board meeting, and notice of the date and location of any vote on such increase at least 30 days prior to such vote.
No governing board of any public institution of higher education shall approve an increase in undergraduate tuition or mandatory fees without providing students and the public a projected range of the planned increase, an explanation of the need for the increase, and notice of the date and location of any vote on such increase at least 30 days prior to such vote.
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Prior to any vote referenced in subsection D, the governing board of each public institution of higher education shall permit public comment on the proposed increase at a meeting of the governing board.
Each such governing board shall establish policies for such public comment, which may include reasonable time limitations.
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Action History

  1. Rereferred to Finance

  2. Assigned Education sub: Higher Education

  3. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  4. Presented and ordered printed 18104883D

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 824?
SB 824 is sponsored by Petersen, J. Chapman.
What is the current status of SB 824?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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