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Among the items the panel moved: a technical change to rename the head of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (CHEVE) from \"director\" to \"executive director\" (House Bill 18,78); an exemption for short nondegree project-management courses from certain CHEVE regulatory requirements (House Bill 19,95); a bill to require public colleges and universities to add a faculty member and a staff member chosen by peers as nonvoting members of boards of visitors (House Bill 16,21); and a mandate that intercollegiate coaches receive mental-health first aid training within a year of hire (House Bill 2,420).

Delegate Bennett Parker told the committee that HB 19,95 \"was brought to me by a small business owner in my district\" who runs 2-to-3-day workshops to prepare students for nationally recognized certifications and faces CHEVE enrollment-agreement and annual recertification costs that the sponsor said amount to \"tens of thousands of dollars per year.\" The sponsor said the bill aims to level the playing field between Virginia-based nondegree providers and out-of-state online providers.

On HB 16,21 proponents said the bill would give faculty and staff a direct voice on boards where those groups are often unrepresented. Harry Sabo, president of United Campus Workers of Virginia, said the measure would \"codify a best practice into law\" by allowing faculty and staff to select their representatives. Testimony noted that staff compose roughly 52% to 75% of campus workforces and that two institutions already include faculty and staff as nonvoting members of boards of visitors.

The committee also addressed several bills that mirrored Senate measures and adopted conforming changes where needed: HB 15,95, tied to the Virginia National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program and the adjutant general’s regulatory role; HB 16,94, requiring a joint report from the Department of Veterans Services and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia on survivors and dependents eligible for a military survivors' education grant; and HB 25,48, which incorporated related Senate provisions (substitute adopted and conformed).

Other votes: HB 2,240, which establishes a campus food-access program funded by gifts, grants and private donations and calls for campus meal-donation mechanisms or vouchers alongside on-campus food pantries or food-bank partnerships, was recommended for reporting. HB 18,05 standardizing disability documentation by accepting an individualized education program (IEP) valid in the last three years of high school as proof for accommodations was also recommended for reporting.

Motions to recommend reporting were moved and seconded for the listed measures; where recorded, votes were unanimous or carried. The committee recorded the following tallies and procedural outcomes in the hearing record (see \"Votes at a glance\" below).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","February 10, 2025 - Education and Health: Higher Education - SR C (311) - 8:30 am","oneSentenceSummary","The subcommittee recommended multiple higher-education bills for reporting, including renaming a CHEVE post, exempting short noncredit courses from certain regulation, adding faculty and staff to boards of visitors, and requiring mental-health training for coaches.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature VA, Virginia","taxId",77687,"location","Virginia","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6341275,"Subcommittee advances bill to expand prison education, data tracking and Pell access",343,1453000,1796000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2257458-5017ccf4292d5f839547a7ba76210725&start=1453&end=1796","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2257458-5017ccf4292d5f839547a7ba76210725/thumbnail_1453000.jpg","/articles/6341275/Virginia/Subcommittee-advances-bill-to-expand-prison-education-data-tracking-and-Pell-access","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6341275-328a220ceb4f84d472d9fb3936ba2153/orig.mp4?Expires=1775346602&Signature=VL5QQLi3L1jvKlCkTsKmcniO23ufXtAeEpiY-OXvIkCntILClc1hb5izdbVhAasxoRMevr2Q1QzpeAodiAi5wAduaAkF5Z-ouSjU7q-b3aJ3QewcldVy5~IIt6O2j9ljXDidEWbWB-v31bV4izpWGzrinrue9~uOiuutfBNXHkaQNH7NEGjWcEoeHAk4fbSwJr9c8zw0Q-29NUIncwKeHO5cSK~4W3IxiXk246qRt1wUuRdx1IxMsoEqebQ1MDNmq0G7J2jpN2HmfmxQ5BbTs3DdMLRvOZJ0secLZ-ItZIcVsR1aXooLVbblMWPNRgwsdysMpDyZQWfoceR2wG9sfg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Higher Education Subcommittee recommended House Bill 2,158 for reporting to the full committee after proponents described the bill as a framework to expand education in Virginia prisons, improve data integration and leverage federal funds such as Pell Grants.

The bill, presented by Delegate Carr, directs the Department of Corrections to strengthen basic literacy instruction, creates interagency partnerships to expand adult basic education and college-in-prison programs, requires inclusion of incarcerated individuals in the state's education and workforce data system, and establishes a five-year state task force to support implementation.

The measure’s supporters told the subcommittee that the need is large and the potential savings are substantial. \"The need for this bill is clear,\" said Justin Haywood, a University of Virginia law student, citing committee testimony that Virginia has about 23,000 people in state prisons and that current education access is limited. Haywood told members that 4,000 incarcerated individuals read below an eighth-grade level, 32% are on a wait list for literacy instruction, 37% lack a high school diploma, about 50% are eligible for community college but only 2% are enrolled, and Virginia spends about $61,000 per person per year on incarceration. He added that education cuts recidivism nearly in half.

Kenneth Hunter of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy and David Dorey of the Virginia Community College System also spoke in support, saying the bill aligns college-in-prison expansion with workforce needs and the recent restoration of Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated students.

The House amendments made at the subcommittee level clarify that code updates in the bill apply only to state correctional institutions operated by the Department of Corrections, set a five-year goal for reducing — rather than eliminating — the prison education wait list, and name the secretary of labor as a co-chair of the proposed task force alongside the secretary of education. The measure’s proponents said no physical funding impact occurs before 2027.

Moved and seconded that HB 2,158 be recommended for reporting. All those in favor said aye; the clerk recorded the tally as \"Aye. Those opposed? That's 5, no 0.\" The motion was recommended for reporting to the full committee.

If approved by the full committee and both chambers, supporters said the bill would expand pathways from basic literacy through high school equivalency to college and career training and formalize interagency roles and data-sharing to support incarcerated learners.","The Senate Education and Health Higher Education Subcommittee recommended House Bill 2,158 for reporting after hearing testimony that the bill would build a statewide prison-education pathway, include incarcerated learners in state education data, and create a five-year implementation task force.","actionData","errors"]

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Higher-education subcommittee moves several bills forward, from regulatory tweaks to coach training

Subcommittee advances bill to expand prison education, data tracking and Pell access