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2016 SESSION
HB 568 Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; changes to grants.
Introduced by: M. Kirkland Cox | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
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 a grant 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 a grant in an amount greater than other grants awarded to students with equivalent remaining need, (iii) each eligible student receive a Program grant in an amount greater than the grant of each eligible student with equivalent remaining need in the next-lowest class level, and (iv) each Program grant 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
- 01/11/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100689D pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105554D-S1 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100689D
- 01/11/16 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/14/16 House: Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
- 01/18/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/16 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/16 House: Read first time
- 01/26/16 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/16 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N)
- 01/27/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N)
- 01/28/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 03/01/16 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105554D-S1
- 03/02/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/16 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/03/16 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16105554D-S1
- 03/03/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB568S1
- 03/03/16 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/16 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/16 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/07/16 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 16105554D-S1 (2-Y 93-N)
- 03/07/16 House: VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 93-N)
- 03/08/16 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/16 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/09/16 House: House acceded to request
- 03/09/16 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/09/16 House: Delegates: Cox, Greason, Torian
- 03/10/16 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/10/16 Senate: Senators: Saslaw, Dunnavant, Carrico
- 03/11/16 House: No further action taken
- 03/11/16 House: Failed to pass in House