West Virginia Senate Bill 547

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 23 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-23 - Chapter 178, Acts, Regular Session, 2024
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to authorize legislative rules for the Higher Education Policy Commission regarding Guidelines for Employing and Evaluating Presidents, Higher Education Adult Part-Time Student (HEAPS) Grant Program, West Virginia Providing Real Opportunities for Maximizing In-State Student Excellence (PROMISE) Scholarship Program, Dual Enrollment Pilot Program, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Scholarship Program, Higher Education Grant Program, and Nursing Scholarship Program; to authorize legislative rules for the Council for Community and Technical College Education regarding Higher Education Accountability System, Dual Enrollment Pilot Program, Initial Authorization of Degree-Granting Institutions, and Tuition and Fees; and repealing the Council for Community and Technical College Education's rule regarding Accountability System.

Authorizing legislative rules for Higher Education Policy Commission

Sen. Amy Nichole Grady [R]

Sen. Robert Plymale [D]

2024-02-12 - House - Effective from passage (Roll No. 146) (Y: 95 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 145) (Y: 95 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - Senate - Effective from passage (Roll No. 106) (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 106) (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-23	Senate	Chapter 178, Acts, Regular Session, 2024
2024-02-23	House	Approved by Governor 2/22/2023 - House Journal
2024-02-23	Senate	Approved by Governor 2/22/2024 - Senate Journal
2024-02-22	Senate	Approved by Governor 2/22/2024
2024-02-19	House	To Governor 2/19/2024 - House Journal
2024-02-16	Senate	To Governor 2/16/2024
2024-02-13	Senate	House Message received
2024-02-12	House	Completed legislative action
2024-02-12	House	Communicated to Senate
2024-02-12	House	Effective from passage (Roll No. 146)
2024-02-12	House	Passed House (Roll No. 145)
2024-02-12	House	Read 3rd time
2024-02-12	House	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2024-02-09	House	Read 2nd time
2024-02-09	House	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2024-02-08	House	Read 1st time
2024-02-09	House	On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2024-02-08	House	Reference dispensed
2024-02-08	House	Immediate consideration
2024-02-08	House	Introduced in House
2024-02-07	Senate	Ordered to House
2024-02-07	Senate	Effective from passage (Roll No. 106)
2024-02-07	Senate	Passed Senate (Roll No. 106)
2024-02-07	Senate	Read 3rd time
2024-02-07	Senate	On 3rd reading
2024-02-06	Senate	Read 2nd time
2024-02-06	Senate	On 2nd reading
2024-02-05	Senate	Read 1st time
2024-02-05	Senate	On 1st reading
2024-02-02	Senate	Reported do pass
2024-01-25	Senate	To Education
2024-01-25	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2024-01-25	Senate	To Education
2024-01-25	Senate	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18B	17	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
18B	17	3	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=547&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb547%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=547
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb547%20enr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=547
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2024/RS/votes/senate/02-07-0106.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2024/RS/votes/house/00145.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2024/RS/votes/house/00146.pdf