Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1373: Roanoke Higher Education Authority; powers and duties, specialized noncredit workforce training.
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 1373 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 15, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Roanoke Higher Education Authority; powers and duties, specialized noncredit workforce training. Primary sponsor: Jason Ballard (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (November 19, 2024): Left in Finance and Appropriations.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees; powers and duties; specialized noncredit workforce training. Requires the board of trustees of the Roanoke Higher Education Authority to seek opportunities to collaborate with local comprehensive community colleges to meet specialized noncredit workforce training needs identified by industry but provides that if local comprehensive community colleges are unable to meet identified industry needs, then the board may seek to collaborate with other education providers to provide or may provide Roanoke Higher Education Center-delivered specialized noncredit workforce training independent of local comprehensive community colleges.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Ballard | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 42 |
| Chris Obenshain | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- Assigned Education and Health Sub: Higher Education
- Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- Read second time and engrossed
- Read first time
- Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
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