Virginia Behavioral Health Practitioner Student Loan Repayment Fund and Program; created. (SB535)

Introduced By

Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville) with support from co-patron Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria)

Progress

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

Description

Virginia Behavioral Health Practitioner Student Loan Repayment Fund and Program. Establishes the Virginia Behavioral Health Practitioner Student Loan Repayment Fund and Program to provide student loan repayment grants to eligible behavioral health practitioners who agree to a 12-month employment obligation with a community services board, behavioral health authority, or Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services facility or with an entity that has entered into a contract with a community services board, behavioral health authority or Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services facility to provide behavioral health services. Grants may be up to $10,000 per recipient per year, and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services may award up to 250 grants per year. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/13/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100825D
01/13/2016Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/21/2016Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/21/2016Rereferred to Finance
02/01/2016Impact statement from DPB (SB535)
02/10/2016Reported from Finance with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2016Read second time
02/12/2016Reading of amendments waived
02/12/2016Committee amendments agreed to
02/12/2016Engrossed by Senate as amended SB535E
02/12/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2016Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2016Printed as engrossed 16100825D-E
02/16/2016Impact statement from DPB (SB535E)
02/17/2016Placed on Calendar
02/17/2016Read first time
02/17/2016Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/22/2016Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
03/08/2016Left in Appropriations

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 54 seconds.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.



Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg): COME BEFORE THE SENATE? SEEING NONE, THE CLERK WILL PLEASE REPORT ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THE DESK.

[Unknown]: TODAY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH. THE EDUCATION AND HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION WILL NOT MEET. THE EDUCATION AND HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION WILL NOT MEET. THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL


Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach): COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE.

[Unknown]: THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE BE AGREED TO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE SUBSTITUTE IS AGREED TO.

Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach): SENATE BILL 535, REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON FINANCE WITH AMENDMENTS.

[Unknown]: THE SENATOR FROM BATH COUNTY, SENATOR DEEDS.

Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville): MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE AGREE TO THE AMENDMENTS.

[Unknown]: SHOULD THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS BE AGREED TO ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS ARE AGREED TO.

Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville): SENATE BILL 601, REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES WITH

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB764.