Critical National Security Language Grant Fund and Program; established. (HB1029)

Introduced By

Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patron Del. Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach)

Progress

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

Description

Critical National Security Language Grant Fund and Program established. Establishes the Critical National Security Language Grant Fund and the Critical National Security Language Grant Program within the Department of Education for the purpose of awarding grants on a competitive basis to any school division that provides a foreign language course in a foreign language that is currently identified as critical by the National Security Language Initiative for Youth scholarship program. Such grants are limited to $5,000 per student who successfully completes a critical foreign language course per school year. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/13/2016Committee
01/13/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102809D
01/13/2016Referred to Committee on Education
01/19/2016Assigned to sub: Education Innovation
01/19/2016Assigned Education sub: Education Innovation
01/28/2016Impact statement from DOE/COO (HB1029)
02/02/2016Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
02/02/2016Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
02/03/2016Reported from Education (20-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2016Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/04/2016Assigned to sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
02/04/2016Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
02/10/2016Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/18/2016Left in Appropriations