Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; may be used to cover costs of required fees. (HB1893)

Introduced By

Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg) with support from co-patron Del. Watkins Abbitt (I-Appomattox)

Progress

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

Description

Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program. Provides that scholarships awarded through the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program may be used to cover the costs of required academic fees, in addition to tuition and textbooks already provided by state law, and graduate study at the masters and doctoral levels, as determined by the Awards Committee. This bill also clarifies the Awards Committee's authority to establish policies, standards, and rules to govern the Program, thereby strengthening its accountability for and authority to administer and oversee the Program. This bill is a recommendation of the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Awards Committee. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/13/2009Committee
01/13/2009Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 094155484
01/13/2009Referred to Committee on Education
01/19/2009Referred from Education
01/19/2009Referred to Committee on Rules
01/19/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB1893)
01/27/2009Reported from Rules (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2009Read first time
01/30/2009Read second time and engrossed
02/02/2009Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/02/2009VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2009Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
02/02/2009Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/02/2009VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2009Constitutional reading dispensed
02/03/2009Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/12/2009Rereferred from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2009Rereferred to Rules
02/20/2009Reported from Rules (17-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2009Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2009Read third time
02/24/2009Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/28/2009Enrolled
02/28/2009Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1893ER)
02/28/2009Signed by Speaker
02/28/2009Signed by President
03/04/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB1893ER)
03/27/2009G Approved by Governor-Chapter 444 (effective 7/1/09)
03/27/2009G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0444)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 25 seconds.