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Legislation


2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 964

File Code: Higher Education
Sponsored By:
Delegates Frank, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Glassman, Impallaria, Jennings, Krebs, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, and Weldon
Entitled:
Higher Education - Public Institutions of Higher Education - Academic Bill of Rights

Synopsis:

Requiring a public institution of higher education to develop specified guidelines; requiring the guidelines to include specified information; prohibiting a faculty member from using the member's courses for political, ideological, religious, or antireligious indoctrination; and prohibiting the governing body of a public institution of higher education from hiring, firing, or excluding a faculty member from tenure based on the faculty member's political or religious beliefs.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Appropriations
2/23
Hearing 3/8 at 3:00 p.m.
3/28
Unfavorable Report by Appropriations
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DISCRIMINATION
HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.
STATE EMPLOYEES
STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education
( 15-111 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
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