TANF Scholarship Pilot Program; VCCS to establish and administer. (SB937)

Introduced By

Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)

Progress

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

Description

Virginia Community College System; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Scholarship Pilot Program. Directs the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) to establish and administer a two-year Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Scholarship Pilot Program, beginning in 2020, for the purpose of providing access to postsecondary educational opportunities to students living in poverty. The Program would provide scholarships to select comprehensive community colleges in the maximum amount of $4,000 per year to 200 selected students who meet TANF eligibility requirements. The Program would be funded by the unexpended balance in federal TANF block grant funds. The bill directs VCCS to report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than December 1 of each year of the Program regarding the effectiveness of and other information about the Program. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/10/2020Presented and ordered printed 20105208D
01/10/2020Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/29/2020Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
01/31/2020Impact statement from DPB (SB937)
02/06/2020Reported from Education and Health with amendment (12-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2020Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
02/06/2020Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2020Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2020Read second time
02/11/2020Reading of amendment waived
02/11/2020Committee amendment agreed to
02/11/2020Engrossed by Senate as amended SB937E
02/11/2020Printed as engrossed 20105208D-E
02/11/2020Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2020Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2020Placed on Calendar
02/14/2020Read first time
02/14/2020Referred to Committee on Education
02/14/2020Impact statement from DPB (SB937E)
02/17/2020Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
02/17/2020Reported from Education with amendment (17-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2020Referred to Committee on Appropriations
03/03/2020Left in Appropriations