Community College Scholarship Match Program; created. (SB166)

Introduced By

Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Community College Scholarship Match Program.  Establishes the Community College Scholarship Match Program to provide matching funds to community college foundations and the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education. Funds paid shall not exceed $5 million in any fiscal year. These funds shall be used to award scholarships to students who (i) are domiciled residents of Virginia and (ii) are enrolled in an associate degree program in a Virginia community college studying science, technology, engineering, math, education, or nursing. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/11/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100377D
01/11/2010Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/26/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB166)
01/28/2010Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2010Rereferred to Finance
02/11/2010Reported from Finance with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2010Read second time
02/16/2010Reading of amendments waived
02/16/2010Committee amendments agreed to
02/16/2010Engrossed by Senate as amended SB166E
02/16/2010Printed as engrossed 10100377D-E
02/16/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2010Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2010Placed on Calendar
02/18/2010Read first time
02/18/2010Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/23/2010Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
03/01/2010Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
03/14/2010Left in Appropriations

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB961.

Comments

Virginia ITSP Association, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

Education, Technology - Scholarship, STEM