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2007 SESSION
SB 749 Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; created.
Introduced by: Walter A. Stosch | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program. Establishes the Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program for the purpose of providing higher education grants of up to $2,000 per year to domiciles of Virginia who have successfully completed an acceptable associate degree program at a public two-year institution of higher education. The State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV) must promulgate necessary and appropriate regulations for its administration.
To be eligible to receive a grant, a student must (i) have received an associate degree at a Virginia two-year public institution of higher education, (ii) have enrolled in a Virginia four-year public or private institution of higher education by the fall following the award of the associate degree, (iii) have applied for financial aid, and (iv) have financial need.
Eligibility is limited to three academic years or 70 credit hours.
This bill is identical to HB 1681.
FULL TEXT
- 12/05/06 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 072412824 pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/07 Senate: Printed as engrossed 072412824-E pdf
- 02/15/07 House: Committee substitute printed 072386824-H1 pdf
- 02/24/07 Senate: Conference substitute printed 072395824-S1 pdf
- 03/12/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB749ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/04/07 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB749ER2) pdf
- 04/11/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0899) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/05/06 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 072412824
- 12/05/06 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/01/07 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/07 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/06/07 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/06/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB749E
- 02/06/07 Senate: Printed as engrossed 072412824-E
- 02/06/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/07/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/07 House: Read first time
- 02/07/07 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/09/07 House: Assigned App. sub: Higher Education (Morgan)
- 02/14/07 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 3-N)
- 02/15/07 House: Committee substitute printed 072386824-H1
- 02/16/07 House: Read second time
- 02/19/07 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/07 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/21/07 House: Read third time
- 02/21/07 House: Committee substitute agreed to 072386824-H1
- 02/21/07 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB749H1
- 02/21/07 House: Passed House with substitute (95-Y 2-N)
- 02/21/07 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 2-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/22/07 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: VOTE: (2-Y 38-N)
- 02/22/07 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/22/07 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/22/07 Senate: Senate acceded to request (30-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: VOTE: (30-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/22/07 Senate: Senators: Stosch, Wampler, Houck
- 02/22/07 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/22/07 House: Delegates: Callahan, Reid, Abbitt
- 02/23/07 House: Conferees reappointed by House
- 02/23/07 House: Delegates: Wardrup, Reid, Abbitt
- 02/24/07 Senate: Conference substitute printed 072395824-S1
- 02/24/07 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 02/24/07 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (33-Y 1-N)
- 02/24/07 Senate: VOTE: (33-Y 1-N)
- 02/24/07 Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/07 Senate: VOTE: (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/07 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/07 Senate: VOTE: (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/07 House: Conference report agreed to by House (84-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/07 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (84-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/07 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/12/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB749ER)
- 03/12/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/26/07 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/03/07 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/04/07 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/04/07 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 1-N)
- 04/04/07 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/04/07 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 1-N)
- 04/04/07 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/04/07 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB749ER2)
- 04/04/07 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/04/07 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/04/07 House: Enacted, Chapter 899 (effective 7/1/07)
- 04/11/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0899)