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
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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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
History
Date | Action |
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01/19/2017 | Committee |
01/19/2017 | Presented and ordered printed 17104206D |
01/19/2017 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
01/20/2017 | Assigned App. sub: Higher Education |
01/26/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2427) |
01/30/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
02/01/2017 | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2017 | Committee substitute printed 17104960D-H1 |
02/03/2017 | Read first time |
02/06/2017 | Read second time |
02/06/2017 | Committee substitute agreed to 17104960D-H1 |
02/06/2017 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2427H1 |
02/07/2017 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
02/07/2017 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/08/2017 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
02/10/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2427H1) |
02/14/2017 | Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Read third time |
02/16/2017 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2017 | Enrolled |
02/20/2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2427ER) |
02/20/2017 | Signed by Speaker |
02/21/2017 | Signed by President |
02/21/2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17 |
02/21/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017 |
03/13/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 325 (effective 7/1/17) |
03/13/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0325) |