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