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There are 25 bill(s) regarding Education (Higher)

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 316 Removing requirement home-schooled student must acquire GED to qualify for PROMISE scholarship Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/19/16 
SB 386 Ensuring continued viability of WVU Tech Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/25/16 
SB 440 Expanding Learn and Earn Program Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/01/16 
SB 528 Altering power of Higher Education Policy Commission Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/02/16 
SB 604 Increasing excise tax on bottled soft drinks, syrups and dry mixtures Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/16/16 
SB 631 Authorizing higher education boards of governors develop retirement and incentive packages Pending  House Finance Committee  03/02/16 
SB 642 Relating to temporary higher education classified employees annual salary schedule Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/24/16 
SB 653 Requiring higher education course catalogs include certain information Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/20/16 
SB 677 Relating to tuition rates set by higher education institutional governing boards Pending  House Education Committee  03/02/16 
HB 4182 Prorating additional tuition charges for students taking higher education credit hours per term beyond a certain number Pending  House Education Committee  01/20/16 
HB 4261 Prohibiting the sale or transfer of student data to vendors and other profit making entities Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2016)
HB 4310 Relating to the West Virginia University Institute of Technology Signed  Effective from passage - (March 11, 2016)
HB 4322 Expanding the Learn and Earn Program Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 6, 2016)
HB 4429 Relating to events involving firearms and ammunition on former National Guard sites Pending  House Education Committee  02/08/16 
HB 4431 Relating to relocation or closure of state higher education institutions Pending  House Education Committee  02/08/16 
HB 4443 Classifying the Marshall University Forensic Science Center as a criminal justice agency so that it can participate in the National Data Exchange Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/08/16 
HB 4524 Permitting community and technical colleges and universities to charge students half the cost of a credit for every credit taken over the fifteenth hour Pending  House Education Committee  02/12/16 
HB 4556 Relating to the PROMISE scholarship program Pending  House Education Committee  02/16/16 
HB 4581 Relating to ownership of real property housing BridgeValley Community and Technical College at the West Virginia Education, Research, and Technology Park Pending  House Education Committee  02/17/16 
HB 4582 Relating to Bridge Valley Community and Technical College service facility fee assessments Pending  House Education Committee  02/17/16 
HB 4610 Abolishing the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education Pending  House Education Committee  02/18/16 
HB 4611 Abolishing the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission Pending  House Education Committee  02/18/16 
HB 4617 Authorizing legislative rules of the Higher Education Policy Commission regarding the Underwood-Smith Teacher Scholarship Program and Nursing Scholarship Program Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 6, 2016)
HB 4635 Relating to a per-credit-hour tuition for community and technical colleges Pending  House Education Committee  02/20/16 
HB 4707 Abolishing the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission Pending  House Education Committee  02/23/16