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Richard Bland College; governance. Removes the authority of the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia to supervise, manage, and control Richard Bland College and establishes the nine-member board of visitors of Richard Bland College to generally direct the affairs of Richard Bland College, including appointing all teachers and fixing their salaries, providing for the employment of other personnel as required, and caring for and preserving all property belonging to Richard Bland College. The bill provides for the transfer of relevant property and rights thereto, contracts, and duties from the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia to the board of visitors of Richard Bland College. The bill also requires the board of visitors of Richard Bland College to focus its efforts on preparing students for academic and career success and permits the board of visitors to take several enumerated actions in furtherance of such efforts. The bill also provides that the audit conducted by the Auditor of Public Accounts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, will be the last audit for which Richard Bland College is treated as a consolidated entity of the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia and that beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the Auditor of Public Accounts shall submit its audit report on Richard Bland College to the board of visitors of Richard Bland College. The provisions of the bill, with the exception of the provision requiring Richard Bland College to submit a report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2025, have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. This bill is identical to HB 2157.
Introduced
Oct 29, 2024
Last Action
Apr 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0607)
Enacted, Chapter 607 (Effective 07/01/2025)
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
Signed by President as reenrolled
Reenrolled bill text (SB742ER2)
Reenrolled
Governor's recommendation adopted
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB742)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB742ER)
House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Education Amendment agreed to
Passed House with amendment (96-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
Passed House with amendment (95-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by House as amended
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
Assigned Educ sub: Higher Education
Referred to Committee on Education
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Read second time
Reading of substitute waived
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB742)
Committee substitute printed 25105791D-S1
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB742)
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100850D
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0607)
Mamie E. Locke