Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; changes to Program, Commonwealth Award grants. (HB2427)

Introduced By

Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) with support from co-patrons Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), and Del. Randy Minchew (R-Leesburg)

Progress

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

Description

Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; grants. Makes several changes to the Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program (Program),including adding requirements that (i) each student eligible for the Program receive a grant from the institution's appropriations for undergraduate student financial assistance before grants are awarded to students with equivalent remaining need,(ii) each eligible student receive a Program grant in an amount greater than other grants awarded to students with equivalent remaining need, (iii) each eligible student receive a Program grant in an amount greater than the grant of each eligible student with equivalent remaining need in the next-lowest class level, and (iv) each Program grant be determined by a proportionate award schedule adopted by each institution and vary according to each student's remaining need and the total of tuition, fees, and other necessary charges, including books. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/19/2017Committee
01/19/2017Presented and ordered printed 17104206D
01/19/2017Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/20/2017Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
01/26/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB2427)
01/30/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
02/01/2017Reported from Appropriations with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2017Committee substitute printed 17104960D-H1
02/03/2017Read first time
02/06/2017Read second time
02/06/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17104960D-H1
02/06/2017Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2427H1
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 Finance
02/10/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB2427H1)
02/14/2017Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2017Read third time
02/16/2017Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2017Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2017Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2017Enrolled
02/20/2017Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2427ER)
02/20/2017Signed by Speaker
02/21/2017Signed by President
02/21/2017Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
02/21/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
03/13/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 325 (effective 7/1/17)
03/13/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0325)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.