Higher educational institutions; full or partial tuition waiver for dependent children of faculty. (SB1290)
Introduced By
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Higher education; partial tuition waiver for dependent children of faculty. Requires public institutions of higher education to grant a 50 percent tuition waiver to dependent students of current full-time faculty members who have been employed full time by any one or more public Virginia colleges or universities for an aggregate period of at least seven years if sufficient funds are available in the Dependent Children of University and College Faculty Reduced Tuition Fund, which is created in the bill. The waiver would be valid at any public institution of higher education in Virginia. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/15/2013 | Presented and ordered printed 13103029D |
01/15/2013 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/21/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1290) |
01/23/2013 | Assigned Education sub: Higher Education |
01/28/2013 | Rereferred from Education and Health (9-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2013 | Rereferred to Finance |
01/30/2013 | Reported from Finance with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2013 | Committee substitute printed 13104759D-S1 |
01/31/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1290S1) |
02/01/2013 | Read second time |
02/01/2013 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/01/2013 | Committee substitute agreed to 13104759D-S1 |
02/01/2013 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1290S1 |
02/04/2013 | Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2013 | Placed on Calendar |
02/06/2013 | Read first time |
02/06/2013 | Referred to Committee on Education |
02/08/2013 | Assigned Education sub: Higher Education and Arts |
02/12/2013 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) |
02/12/2013 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
02/13/2013 | Reported from Education (16-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2013 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/14/2013 | Assigned App. sub: Higher Education |
02/15/2013 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
02/18/2013 | Left in Appropriations |
Map
This bill mentions Norfolk, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Tarrallton Community Park, Norfolk, University of Virginia's College at Wise, Wise, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Radford University, Radford, Richard Bland College, Petersburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia State University, Petersburg, Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, George Mason University, Fairfax.
Comments
What about staff? Faculty are already overpaid and underworked. This has to either include faculty and staff or neither at all.
This bill should be passed. Faculty members at many state schools have gone without a raise for almost 6 years. We are starting to lose some of the best, particularly younger faculty members to other states. The benefits to the state of Virginia include keeping the children of faculty in the state schools, improving the ability of the state schools to keep these often highly qualified students at state schools. Since VT and UVA are so competitive, they have little need to offer top-notch financial aid to these students, who are considered lower middle class by the private schools that really want them and offer incredible packages.
Staff members have also gone almost 6 years withouth a raise. If faculty want more money elsewhere, let them leave. Either include staff with faculty in this bill or scarp it.
This bill has been under consideration for many years. I don't know how the inclusion of staff in the mix has been considered. Should the children of administrators be included?