HB939
Higher ed. institu., baccalaureate public; board of visitors of Richard Bland College, membership.
Status:
Consolidated
Latest Action:
Feb. 11, 2026
House: Incorporated by Education (HB1385-Franklin, L.V.) (Voice Vote)
Chief Patron:
Lily Franklin (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Baccalaureate public institutions of higher education; Richard Bland College; boards of visitors; membership; student representative.
Increases by one the membership of the board of visitors of Richard Bland College and of each baccalaureate public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. The bill requires at least one voting member of each such board of visitors to be a representative of the student body of the ... (More) institution. The bill requires, in the case of any vacancy of the student representative on the board of visitors of Richard Bland College or any baccalaureate public institution of higher education, the student body of the relevant institution to submit to the Governor a list of three nominees from which the Governor is required to appoint a member to fill the vacancy. Current law permits the board of visitors of each baccalaureate public institution of higher education to appoint one or more nonvoting, advisory student representatives to the board. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102384D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/05/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: Higher Education
- 02/06/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends incorporating (Voice Vote)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: Incorporated by Education (HB1385-Franklin, L.V.) (Voice Vote)
