Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; changes to Program, Commonwealth Award grants. (SB1527)

Introduced By

Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-Springfield)

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 conditions on 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, as defined in the bill; (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 effectivebeginning with the first-time entering freshman class of the fall 2018 academic year. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/20/2017Presented and ordered printed 17103881D
01/20/2017Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/26/2017Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2017Rereferred to Finance
01/26/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1527)
02/01/2017Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2017Read second time and engrossed
02/03/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2017Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2017Placed on Calendar
02/08/2017Read first time
02/08/2017Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/08/2017Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
02/13/2017Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2017Committee substitute printed 17105424D-H1
02/14/2017Read second time
02/14/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1527H1)
02/15/2017Passed by for the day
02/16/2017Read third time
02/16/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17105424D-H1
02/16/2017Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1527H1
02/16/2017Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/16/2017VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2017House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2017Title replaced 17105424D-H1
02/22/2017Enrolled
02/22/2017Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1527ER)
02/22/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1527ER)
02/22/2017Signed by President
02/22/2017Signed by Speaker
02/23/2017Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/17
02/23/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
03/13/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 335 (effective 7/1/17)
03/13/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0335)

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 44 seconds.

Transcript

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



Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE GENTLEMAN FROM FAIRFAX, MR. SICKLES.

Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria): THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER I RISE FOR AN INTRODUCTION.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE GENTLEMAN HAS THE FLOOR.

Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria): I DO OPINIONS ON THE ECONOMY AND WHERE WE ARE BUT I WILL SAVE THAT FOR ANOTHER DAY. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

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