Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; changes student eligibility, renewal, amount of grants. (HB2426)

Introduced By

Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria)

Progress

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

Description

Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; eligibility; renewal; amount of grants. Changes the student eligibility criteria for Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program grants by removing the requirement that the recipient be a dependent and by requiring the recipient to be enrolled full time. The bill places the following condition of renewal of Program grants: (i) no recipient shall receive a subsequent grant until he has satisfied the requirements to advance to the next class level; (ii) no recipient shall receive more than one year of support per class level for a maximum total of two years of support at an associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education or more than one year of support per class level for a maximum total of four years of support at a baccalaureate public institution of higher education; and (iii) no recipient shall receive more than a combined lifetime total of four years of support. The bill permits public institutions of higher education to use Program funds to provide larger awards to students in a higher class level or to students who enroll in 15 or more credit hours per semester. The provisions of the bill become effective beginning with the first-time entering freshman class of the fall 2018 academic year. Read the Bill »

Status

02/01/2017: Incorporated into Another Bill

History

DateAction
01/19/2017Committee
01/19/2017Presented and ordered printed 17101499D
01/19/2017Referred to Committee on Education
01/25/2017Referred from Education
01/25/2017Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/25/2017Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
01/26/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB2426)
01/30/2017Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB2427-Cox)
02/01/2017Incorporated by Appropriations (HB2427-Cox)