Cybersecurity Student Loan Repayment Grant Program; established, report. (HB685)
Introduced By
Del. Margaret Ransone (R-Kinsale) with support from co-patrons Del. Matthew James (D-Portsmouth), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Joe Lindsey (D-Norfolk), and Del. Luke Torian (D-Woodbridge)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Cybersecurity Student Loan Repayment Grant Program established; report. Establishes the Cybersecurity Student Loan Repayment Grant Program, to be administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (the Council), whereby renewable grants of up to $20,000 of matching state and employer funds are provided on a competitive basis to an individual who (i) either (a) graduated within the past year from a public institution of higher education or regionally accredited private institution of higher education with an undergraduate or graduate degree in computer science or another academic program recognized by the Council to prepare an individual for a career in cybersecurity and who resides in the Commonwealth or (b) has served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, was discharged or released within the past year from such service under conditions other than dishonorable, gained experience or received training in computer science during such service, and resides in the Commonwealth and (ii) accepts an offer of employment in a computer science position with any federal or state organization, including any federal or state military or defense organization, that is located in the Commonwealth or any private organization that contractually provides cybersecurity services for any such federal or state organization and that is located in the Commonwealth. The bill contains provisions relating to program administration and dissemination of information and reporting on the program. Read the Bill »
Status
03/10/2018: failed house
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2018 | Committee |
01/09/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100586D |
01/09/2018 | Referred to Committee on Science and Technology |
01/22/2018 | Reported from Science and Technology with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/22/2018 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
01/23/2018 | Assigned App. sub: Higher Education |
01/29/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB685) |
02/05/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
02/09/2018 | Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2018 | Read first time |
02/12/2018 | Read second time |
02/12/2018 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/12/2018 | Engrossed by House as amended HB685E |
02/12/2018 | Printed as engrossed 18100586D-E |
02/13/2018 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
02/13/2018 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/14/2018 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/15/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB685E) |
02/21/2018 | Assigned Education sub: Higher Education |
03/01/2018 | Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/02/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/05/2018 | Passed by for the day |
03/06/2018 | Passed by for the day |
03/07/2018 | Passed by for the day |
03/08/2018 | Read third time |
03/08/2018 | Reading of amendment waived |
03/08/2018 | Committee amendment agreed to |
03/08/2018 | Passed by for the day |
03/10/2018 | Failed to pass in House |
03/10/2018 | No further action taken |
03/10/2018 | Failed to pass |