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2009 SESSION
Edwards (Chairman), Saslaw, Quayle, Ruff, Locke
Clerk: Jocelyn R. Lance
Staff: Jessica Eades, Brenda Edwards
Date of Meeting: February 12, 2009
Time and Place: Thursday, 2:30 PM, 3 W Conference Rm, Gen. Assembly Bldg
H.B. 1810 Course credit; students called to active military duty may receive full credit.
Patron: Morrissey
Course credit; students called to active military duty. Provides that the governing boards of each public institution of higher education must implement policies that apply to students who are called to active military duty during an academic semester.
H.B. 1924 Tuition grants; provide for commercial crab fishermen attending two-year educational institution.
Patron: Lewis
Tuition grants; commercial crab fishermen. Provides tuition grants for a bona fide domiciliary of Virginia who (i) is a Virginia waterman holding a valid Virginia commercial crabbing license that has incurred adverse economic impacts as determined by the U.S. Dept of Commerce Blue Crab Commercial Fishery Failure Declaration; (ii) is enrolled or has been accepted for enrollment in a degree or certificate program of at least one academic year in length in a public two-year institution of higher education in the Commonwealth; (iii) has not been enrolled in postsecondary education as a full-time student for more than three years; (iv) has submitted applications for federal student financial aid programs for which he may be eligible; and (v) is not in default of a federal educational loan or student loan made or guaranteed by Virginia. This bill is contingent upon funds from the federal relief package associated with the U.S. Dept of Commerce Blue Crab Commercial Fishery Failure Declaration being made available to cover the full cost of these tuition grants. This bill has a sunset date of July 1, 2012.