SB299
New College Institute; membership and composition of board of directors, report.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Kannan Srinivasan (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Institutions of higher education; educational authorities, centers, committees, funds, institutions, and partnerships; New College Institute; board of directors; membership and composition.
Makes several revisions to the membership requirements for the board of directors of the New College Institute, including (i) increasing from 15 to 20 members the total membership of the board of directors; (ii) modifying the composition of the board of directors by adding as required members the Executive Director ... (More) of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia or his designee, the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System or his designee, and the presidents of George Mason University, Longwood University, Radford University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Virginia State University or their designees; (iii) reducing from 10 to seven the total number of nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor and requiring five of such nonlegislative citizen members to be representatives of West Piedmont public education and area business and industry, including one division superintendent, one public school teacher, and three business and industry leaders; and (iv) adding the president of Patrick & Henry Community College or his designee to serve as an ex officio nonvoting member. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103457D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB299)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/19/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/19/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/26/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: Higher Education
- 02/26/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 03/02/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 03/02/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 03/04/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 03/04/2026 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (18-Y 3-N)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108795D-H1
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB299)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/09/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/09/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 03/09/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 03/09/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (92-Y 5-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/30/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/30/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB299ER)
- 03/30/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/31/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB299)
- 03/31/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/31/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
- 03/31/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
