HB430Introduced in the House of Delegates
New College Institute; reconstitution of Institute as West Piedmont Higher Education Center, etc.
Introduced by Destiny LeVere Bolling, District 80
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
New College Institute; name; membership and composition of board of directors. Renames New College Institute as the West Piedmont Higher Education Center (the Center) and makes several revisions to the membership requirements for the board of directors of the Center, including (i) increasing from 15 to 20 members the total membership of the board of directors; (ii) modifying the composition of the board of directors by adding as required members the Executive Director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia or his designee, the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System or his designee, and the presidents of George Mason University, Longwood University, Radford University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Virginia State University or their designees; (iii) reducing from 10 to seven the total number of nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor and requiring five of such nonlegislative citizen members to be representatives of West Piedmont public education and area business and industry, including one division superintendent, one public school teacher, and three business and industry leaders; and (iv) adding the president of Patrick & Henry Community College or his designee to serve as an ex officio nonvoting member. The bill also requires the board of directors of the Center, in collaboration with representatives of GO Virginia Region 3, the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Patrick & Henry Community College, local school boards, and major regional employers, to develop a sustainability plan, including a comprehensive strategic plan and customer recruitment and expansion strategy, to provide higher education degree and certification programs in accordance with its mission, to review options to achieve the goals stated in such plan, and to report on such options to the Governor, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, and the Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations no later than August 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 299.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0609)
April 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
6 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
House of DelegatesStage: Senate amendment agreed to by House (93-Y 6-N 0-A) · March 11, 2026
93
Yes
6
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each delegate voted
| Delegate | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hope | 1 | Yes |
| Adele McClure | 2 | Yes |
| Alfonso Lopez | 3 | Yes |
| Charniele Herring | 4 | Yes |
| Kirk McPike | 5 | Yes |
| Richard Sullivan | 6 | Yes |
| Karen Keys-Gamarra | 7 | Yes |
| Irene Shin | 8 | Yes |
| Karrie Delaney | 9 | Yes |
| Dan Helmer | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102709D
Referred to Committee on Education
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB430)
Assigned HED sub: Higher Education
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 3-N)
Committee substitute printed 26107537D-H1
Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Read first time
Read second time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read third time and passed House (92-Y 5-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB430)
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Senate committee offered
Education and Health Substitute
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB430)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Education and Health Substitute rejected
Floor offered Senator Srinivasan Amendment
Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)
Senator Srinivasan Amendment agreed to
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Senate amendment agreed to by House (93-Y 6-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB430ER)
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB430)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 609 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0609)
Verify the information
- Official page on the Virginia Legislature website
- Senate Amendment (amendment)
- Senator Srinivasan Amendment (amendment)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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