Community Colleges, State Board for; reduced rate tuition and mandatory fee charges. (HB1721)

Introduced By

Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge) with support from co-patron Sen. Lashrecse D. Aird (D-Petersburg)

Progress

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

Description

State Board for Community Colleges; reduced rate tuition and mandatory fee charges; certain students who are active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States.Permits the State Board for Community Colleges to charge reduced rate tuition and mandatory fees to any student who is (i) an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States; (ii) enrolled in a degree program at a comprehensive community college, provided that any such comprehensive community college that offers online degree programs is a member of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity; and (iii) enrolled in training that leads to a Military Occupational Specialty in the Army or Marine Corps, an Air Force Specialty Code, or a Navy Enlisted Classification. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/07/2017Committee
01/07/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103466D
01/07/2017Referred to Committee on Education
01/13/2017Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
01/19/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1721)
01/24/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (7-Y 0-N)
01/24/2017Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
01/25/2017Reported from Education with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2017Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/25/2017Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
02/01/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
02/01/2017Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2017Read first time
02/06/2017Read second time
02/06/2017Committee amendment agreed to
02/06/2017Engrossed by House as amended HB1721E
02/06/2017Printed as engrossed 17103466D-E
02/07/2017Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/07/2017VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2017Constitutional reading dispensed
02/08/2017Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/09/2017Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2017Read third time
02/13/2017Passed by for the day
02/14/2017Read third time
02/14/2017Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2017Enrolled
02/16/2017Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1721ER)
02/16/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1721ER)
02/16/2017Signed by Speaker
02/17/2017Signed by President
02/17/2017Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/17
02/17/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017
02/24/2017Governor's recommendation received by House
02/25/2017Placed on Calendar
02/25/2017House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
02/25/2017VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/05/2017Passed by temporarily
04/05/2017Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/05/2017Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/05/2017Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/05/2017G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/05/2017Reenrolled
04/05/2017Reenrolled bill text (HB1721ER2)
04/05/2017Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/05/2017Signed by President as reenrolled
04/05/2017Enacted, Chapter 782 (effective 7/1/17)
04/05/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0782)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 6 clips in all, totaling 9 minutes.

Transcript

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

RELATING TO THE INDIVIDUALS IN K-3. THE CHANGES FROM THE SUBSTITUTE WAS TO INCREASE THE NUMBERS PER DAY FROM FIVE TO 10 AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF YEARS INVOLVED FROM FIVE TO THREE. I WOULD HOPE WE WOULD PASS THE BILL.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE QUESTION IS SHALL HOUSE BILL 1536 PASS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILLS AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. ARE ALL THE SENATORS READY TO V? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? HANGE DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO C THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. THEIR VOTE?

[Unknown]: AYES 33, NOS 7. AYES 33, NOS 7. THE BILL PASSES. HOUSE BILL 1578. A BILL RELATING TO PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERSCHOOLAFTERRIC PROGRAMS BY STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE HOME INSTRUCTION. REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND HEALTH. THE SENATOR FROM BEDFORD, SENATOR MENUMAN. WE HAVE SEEN THIS BILL A NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE IT HAS PASSED OUT OF THIS BODY IN THE PAST AND HAS BEEN SENT TO THE THIRD FLOOR WHERE THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE BILL. THIS BILL IS A BILL THAT ALLOWS HOME SCHOOLED STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVOLVED IN INTERSCHOLASTIC PROGRAMS. AS YOU NOTICE FROM THE BILL LAST YEAR, IT DOES INCORPORATE RELATED TO DISCIPLINE RULES WHICH WAS ADDED TO THE BILL AND ALSO COMPLYING WITH OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL ATHLETIC RULES AND ALSO


Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria): JURORS FOR SERVING THEIR CIVIC DUTY, NOT FOR ANY OTHER I'M OPEN TO ALLOWING FOR PURPOSE. COMPENSATION TO -- WITH DBITY CARDS TO THOSE WHO WANT THEM -- DEBIT CARDS TO THOSE WHO WANT THEM. I CALLED THE SPONSOR TO SEE IF HE WAS OPEN TO AMENDMENT. HE PREFERRED THAT WE HAVE AN UP OR DOWN VOTE. I WOULD SUGGEST WE VOTE DOWN AND RED TO DEFEAT THE BILL.

[Unknown]: THE SENATOR FROM ROCKINGHAM, SENATOR OBENSHAIN.

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg): MR. PRESIDENT, JUST SPEAKING BRIEFLY. THIS IS FAR DIFFERENT FROM TAX REFUNDS ISSUED ON DEBIT CARDS, INSTEAD OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, THESE ARE TECHES OF DOLLARS -- TENS OF DOLLARS, AND THE PAYMENTS ARE MADE TO THE JURORS, AND THEY CAN CASH IT, AND THEY CAN DEPOSIT IT WITHOUT CHARGE, SO WITH THAT, MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD RENEW MY MOTION TO PASS THE BILL.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, SENATOR.

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg): WOULD THE GENTLEMAN FROM ROCKINGHAM YIELD FOR A QUESTION?

[Unknown]: WOULD THE SENATOR FROM ROCKINGHAM YIELD FOR A QUESTION? I'LL YIELD. WHETHER I CAN ANSWER IT OR NOT IS ANOTHER QUESTION. HE YIELDS, SENATOR. THE SENATOR MADE REFERENCE TO CASHING THE CARD. HOW DO YOU CASH A CARD IF YOU WANT TO NOT SPEND IT. WHERE DO YOU GO TO CASH A THE SENATOR FROM DEBIT CARD? ROCKINGHAM. TO A BANK. THE SENATOR FROM SPEAKING, JUST FOR A SECOND ALEXANDRIA. AGAINST THE BILL. THE -- ACTUALLY, I DON'T KNOW A BANK THAT CASHES DEBIT CARDS. I KNOW A BANK THAT WILL HEALTH ARE LET -- LET YOU DEPOSIT NEM IN THE ACCOUNT THEM IN AN ACCOUNT, IF YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNT THERE. HE MADE REFERENCE TO WHETHER IT WAS TENS OR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. WOULD I SAY REGARDLESS WHETHER IT'S TENS OR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, IF YOU WANT A CHECK, YOU SHOULD GET A CHECK. PARTICULARLY WHEN THESE CARDS HAVE NOT YET BEEN PERFECTED. WE'VE HEARD PROBLEMS WHEN WE DID HAVE THE TAX REFUNDS, AND WE HEARD PROBLEMS ABOUT THIS FEDERAL CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT. I WOULD BE OPEN IF IT WAS A CHOICE, BUT IT IS NOT A CHOICE. LET'S MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE JURORS, AND IF THEY DON'T GET A CHOICE, LET'S OFFER THEM A CHECK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL HOUSE BILL

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE, OPPOSED NO. VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY OF THE SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES 25, NO'S 15.
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[Unknown]: Mr. Speaker, ladies and gentlemen of the house, this billdales with what happens when a person gets for example a dui in another state. If the law is substantially similar the dmv will suspend the person's driving privileges in virginia. The problem is how you would determine that a law is Members, please take your seats.