VirginiaPublic high school students; opportunity to earn transferable meta-major associate degree, etc.
What it does
Public high school students; opportunity to earn transferable meta-major associate degree during high school to reduce college debt. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, in cooperation with the Virginia Community College System and each associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education and each baccalaureate public institution of higher education, to establish a program by which qualified high school students earn an associate degree in a meta-major through dual enrollment, independent dual enrollment, as defined in the bill, or a combination thereof, that (i) is fully transferable to any baccalaureate public institution of higher education that offers a program of study in such meta-major and (ii) to the extent possible, and as determined by the applicable baccalaureate public institution of higher education, satisfies discipline-specific degree requirements in the student's preferred program of study.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 6Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Feb 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB877)
- Feb 9Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 9Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 6Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 4Read first timeMinor
- Feb 2Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101617DIntroduced
- Mar 6Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Latest