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SB 1547 Financial aid programs, state; persons who have successfully completed home school instruction, etc.
Introduced by: Ken T. Cuccinelli, II | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Eligibility for state financial aid programs. Provides that persons who have completed a program of home school instruction and certain persons who have been excused from school attendance shall be deemed to have met any high school graduation requirements for purposes of eligibility for any state-supported financial or other higher education programs. Also, when a high school grade point average, class rank, or other academic criteria is specified as a condition of participating, the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) will develop an equivalent measure for such students.
FULL TEXT
- 02/04/09 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 094208216 pdf | impact statement
- 03/09/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1547ER) pdf | impact statement
- 05/06/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0879) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 02/04/09 Senate: Unanimous consent to introduce
- 02/04/09 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 094208216
- 02/04/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/05/09 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/09 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/09/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/09 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/09 House: Read first time
- 02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/17/09 House: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education and Arts
- 02/17/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
- 02/23/09 House: Reported from Education with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/09 House: Read second time
- 02/25/09 House: Read third time
- 02/25/09 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/25/09 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/25/09 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/09 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/09 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/09/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1547ER)
- 03/09/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/30/09 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/07/09 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/08/09 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/08/09 House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (43-Y 55-N)
- 04/08/09 House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (43-Y 55-N)
- 04/08/09 House: Communicated to Governor
- 05/06/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 879 (effective 7/1/09)
- 05/06/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0879)