Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; Expected Family Contribution. (SB85)

Introduced By

Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington) with support from co-patron Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon)

Progress

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

Description

Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; Expected Family Contribution.  Broadens eligibility for the Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program by including students whose Expected Family Contribution, as calculated by the federal government using the family's financial information reported on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is no more than $12,000. Currently the program is available only to students whose Expected Family Contribution is no more than $8,000. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/09/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102271D
01/09/2012Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/19/2012Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/19/2012Committee substitute printed 12104436D-S1
01/19/2012Rereferred to Finance
01/20/2012Incorporates SB400
01/23/2012Impact statement from DPB (SB85S1)
01/25/2012Reported from Finance with amendment (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2012Read second time
01/27/2012Reading of substitute waived
01/27/2012Committee substitute agreed to 12104436D-S1
01/27/2012Reading of amendment waived
01/27/2012Committee amendment agreed to
01/27/2012Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB85ES1
01/27/2012Printed as engrossed 12104436D-ES1
01/30/2012Impact statement from DPB (SB85ES1)
01/30/2012Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2012Placed on Calendar
02/13/2012Read first time
02/13/2012Referred to Committee on Education
02/15/2012Reported from Education with amendment (20-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2012Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/17/2012Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
03/05/2012Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
03/10/2012Left in Appropriations

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB437.