Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Scholarship Pilot Program; DSS to establish and administer. (SB838)
Introduced By
Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Moneta) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Department of Social Services; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Scholarship Pilot Program. Directs the Department of Social Services (the Department)to establish and administer a three-year Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Scholarship Pilot Program (the Program) for the purpose of providing access to postsecondary educational opportunities to students living in poverty. The Program would provide prepaid scholarships to select community colleges in the amount of $2,000 per year, to be applied toward the costs of tuition and books, to 50 to 75 selected students who meet TANF eligibility requirements. The Program would be funded by the unexpended balance in federal TANF block grant funds. The bill directs the Commissioner of the Department of Social Services to report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than December 1 of each year regarding the effectiveness of and other information about the Program. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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11/15/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100683D |
11/15/2016 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
01/12/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB838) |
01/27/2017 | Committee substitute printed 17104289D-S1 |
01/27/2017 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/27/2017 | Rereferred to Finance |
01/30/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB838S1) |
02/01/2017 | Reported from Finance with substitute (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2017 | Committee substitute printed 17104977D-S2 |
02/02/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB838S2) |
02/02/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2017 | Read second time |
02/03/2017 | Committee substitute rejected 17104289D-S1 |
02/03/2017 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/03/2017 | Committee substitute agreed to 17104977D-S2 |
02/03/2017 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB838S2 |
02/03/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2017 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2017 | Placed on Calendar |
02/08/2017 | Read first time |
02/08/2017 | Referred to Committee on Education |
02/10/2017 | Assigned Education sub: Higher Education |
02/15/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) |
02/15/2017 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
02/20/2017 | Reported from Education (19-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2017 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/21/2017 | Left in Appropriations |