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1997 SESSION

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HB 2914 Stephen J. Wright Scholars Program.

Introduced by: Jerrauld C. Jones | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Stephen J. Wright Scholars Program. Renames and establishes the Graduate Fellows Program and the Southern Regional Education Board Minority Doctoral Program, existing only in the appropriations act, as the Stephen J. Wright Scholars Program to foster scholarship among Virginia's graduate students and to retain such outstanding scholars in the Commonwealth.

The late Dr. Stephen J. Wright was a former chairman of the State Council of Higher Education. This bill is identical to SB 1052.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 971651312  pdf
• 02/14/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2914ER)  pdf
• 03/25/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0746)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/21/97  House: Consent to introduce
• 01/21/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 971651312
• 01/21/97  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 01/27/97  House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/97  House: Read first time
• 01/29/97  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/30/97  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/97  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/97  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/31/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 4-N)
• 02/02/97  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/06/97  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/97  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/97  Senate: Read third time
• 02/10/97  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/10/97  Senate: Amendment by Sen. Lambert agreed to
• 02/10/97  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/10/97  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/97  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/12/97  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/97  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2914ER)
• 02/22/97  House: Enrolled
• 02/22/97  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/22/97  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/22/97  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 746 (effective 7/1/97)
• 03/25/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0746)