Neighborhood Assistance Act; Schools for Students with Disabilities Fund, created. (SB544)
Introduced By
Sen. Walter Stosch (R-Glen Allen) with support from 6 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Phil Hamilton (R-Newport News), Sen. Brandon Bell (R-Roanoke), Sen. Harry Blevins (R-Chesapeake), Sen. Jeannemarie Devolites Davis (R-Vienna), Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. William Wampler (R-Bristol)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Neighborhood Assistance Act. Makes several changes to the program including (i) increasing the annual cap for tax credits allowed under the program from $8 million to $12 million, (ii) providing that $1 million of the cap increase would be dedicated for education programs and $3 million for providing grants to private schools for students with disabilities, and (iii) reducing the tax credit percentage for donations made by corporations and individuals from 45% to 40% along with eliminating the restriction placed upon individuals from claiming a tax credit for the donation if a charitable contribution deduction is also taken. The Department of Education would administer the Schools for Students with Disabilities Fund from which grants would be made to private schools for students with disabilities. The Department would be required to establish an application process for such schools seeking grants from the Fund. The Department would review the application and make a determination of whether to award a grant, based in part on the intended use of grant moneys by the applicant. The Fund would be funded from monetary donations for which the Department would allocate the annual $3 million in tax credits. The Board of Education would be required to establish regulations for the grants program, including regulations for procedures to allocate the $3 million in tax credits in fiscal years in which more than $3 million in monetary donations were made to the Fund. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2006 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 069163824 |
01/11/2006 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
01/19/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from TAX (SB544) |
01/20/2006 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (13-Y 0-N) |
01/20/2006 | Rereferred to Finance |
02/09/2006 | Reported from Finance (9-Y 4-N) |
02/13/2006 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/13/2006 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) |
02/14/2006 | Read second time |
02/14/2006 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/14/2006 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/14/2006 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB544E |
02/14/2006 | Printed as engrossed 069163824-E |
02/14/2006 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
02/14/2006 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) |
02/14/2006 | Passed Senate (24-Y 15-N) |
02/14/2006 | VOTE: (24-Y 15-N) |
02/14/2006 | Communicated to House |
02/15/2006 | Placed on Calendar |
02/15/2006 | Read first time |
02/15/2006 | Referred to Committee on Education |
02/21/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from TAX (SB544E) |
02/28/2006 | Referred from Education |
02/28/2006 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
02/28/2006 | Reported from Finance (17-Y 4-N) |
02/28/2006 | Read second time |
03/01/2006 | Motion to refer to committee agreed to (62-Y 37-N) |
03/01/2006 | VOTE: (62-Y 37-N) |
03/01/2006 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
03/06/2006 | Left in Appropriations |