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SB 1439 Tuition Assistance Grant Program; amends criteria for higher educational institutions.
Introduced by: Mark R. Herring | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Tuition Assistance Grant Program. Amends the criteria for institutions of higher education to be eligible to receive tuition assistance on behalf of eligible students. For an institution not admitted to the program as of January 1, 2011, to be eligible, it must (i) be formed, chartered, established, or incorporated within the Commonwealth; (ii) have its principal place of business within the Commonwealth; (iii) conduct its primary educational activity within the Commonwealth; and (iv) be accredited by a nationally recognized regional accrediting agency. The bill also defines "principal place of business." This bill is identical to HB 1960.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/11 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 11104198D pdf | impact statement
- 02/03/11 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104733D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1439ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0421) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/21/11 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 11104198D
- 01/21/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/25/11 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 02/03/11 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/11 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104733D-S1
- 02/04/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/11 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/11 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/07/11 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 11104733D-S1
- 02/07/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1439S1
- 02/08/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/11 House: Read first time
- 02/09/11 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/11/11 House: Assigned Education sub: #4 Higher Education and Arts
- 02/15/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 3-N)
- 02/21/11 House: Reported from Education with amendments (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/22/11 House: Read second time
- 02/23/11 House: Read third time
- 02/23/11 House: Committee amendment #1 agreed to
- 02/23/11 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/23/11 House: Committee amendment #2 rejected
- 02/23/11 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/23/11 House: Passed House with amendment (93-Y 4-N)
- 02/23/11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 4-N)
- 02/24/11 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/24/11 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/11 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1439ER)
- 03/03/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 421 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/24/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0421)