SB 1506 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Radford University; authority to establish Radford University-Roanoke Division.

Summary
Authorizes the Radford University Board of Visitors (the board) to establish the Radford University-Roanoke Division (the Division) through the acquisition of Jefferson College of Health Sciences, a nonprofit private institution wholly owned and operated by Carilion Clinic. The bill authorizes the board, upon establishment of the Division, to (i) exercise the same powers with respect to the operation of the Division as are vested in the board regarding the University and (ii) offer at the Division all programs of instruction offered by Jefferson College of Health Sciences at the time of acquisition, including associate-degree programs. The bill permits Radford University to award merit-based and need-based institutional aid to students enrolled at the Division in a manner that is consistent with practices at the former Jefferson College of Health Sciences. This bill is identical to
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019 Last action Feb 12, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2019 · House of Delegates Feb 6, 2019

How they voted

340
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 24, 2019
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Feb 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2019
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-0)
house of delegates
Jan 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1506ES1
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105074D-S1
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101884D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors