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2011 SESSION
HB 1960 Tuition Assistance Grant Program; amends criteria to be eligible to receive tuition assistance.
Introduced by: Thomas Davis Rust | 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 SB 1439.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103356D pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11104609D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1960ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0419) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103356D
- 01/11/11 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/18/11 House: Assigned Education sub: #4 Higher Education and Arts
- 01/25/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/11 House: Reported from Education with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/02/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11104609D-H1
- 02/03/11 House: Read first time
- 02/04/11 House: Read second time
- 02/04/11 House: Committee substitute agreed to 11104609D-H1
- 02/04/11 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1960H1
- 02/06/11 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/07/11 House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 5-N)
- 02/07/11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 5-N)
- 02/08/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/17/11 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/11 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/21/11 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/21/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/21/11 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/23/11 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (1-Y 96-N)
- 02/23/11 House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 96-N)
- 02/24/11 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/11 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/24/11 House: House acceded to request
- 02/24/11 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/24/11 House: Delegates: Rust, Lingamfelter, McClellan
- 02/24/11 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/24/11 Senate: Senators: Herring, Locke, Ruff
- 02/25/11 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/11 House: Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 8-N)
- 02/25/11 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 8-N)
- 03/03/11 House: Enrolled
- 03/03/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1960ER)
- 03/03/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 419 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/24/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0419)