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2015 SESSION
HB 1896 Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; grants.
Introduced by: M. Kirkland Cox | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; grants. Makes several changes to the Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program (Program), including adding requirements that (i) each student eligible for the Program receive an award from the institution's appropriations for undergraduate student financial assistance before grants are awarded to students with equivalent remaining need, (ii) each eligible student receive an award in an amount greater than other grants awarded to students with equivalent remaining need, (iii) beginning with first-time students enrolled in the fall semester of 2016, each eligible student receive a Program award in an amount greater than the award of each eligible student with equivalent remaining need in the next-lowest class level, and (iv) each Program award be determined by a proportionate award schedule adopted by each institution and vary according to each student's remaining need and the total of tuition, fees, and other necessary charges, including books.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101203D pdf
- 01/22/15 House: Printed as engrossed 15101203D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/18/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15105240D-S1 pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101203D
- 01/13/15 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/16/15 House: Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
- 01/19/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/15 House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/15 House: Read first time
- 01/22/15 House: Read second time
- 01/22/15 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/22/15 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1896E
- 01/22/15 House: Printed as engrossed 15101203D-E
- 01/23/15 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/15 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/26/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/12/15 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/15 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/18/15 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15105240D-S1
- 02/19/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/20/15 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 15105240D-S1
- 02/20/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1896S1
- 02/20/15 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/15 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 15105240D-S1 (0-Y 99-N)
- 02/24/15 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
- 02/25/15 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/15 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/26/15 House: House acceded to request
- 02/26/15 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/26/15 House: Delegates: Cox, Jones, Joannou
- 02/26/15 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/26/15 Senate: Senators: Martin, Dance, Norment
- 02/27/15 House: No further action taken
- 02/27/15 House: Failed to pass in House