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2016 SESSION
SB 440 Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; eligibility; use of funds.
Introduced by: Richard L. Saslaw | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; eligibility; use of funds. Makes several changes to the student eligibility criteria for Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program grants, including (i) removing the requirement that the recipient be a dependent, (ii) requiring the recipient to be enrolled full time, (iii) removing the restriction on the number of years for which the grant may be renewed annually, and (iv) permitting renewal of the grant only if the recipient successfully completes a minimum of 30 credit hours in the immediate preceding award year, unless granted an exception for cause pursuant to State Council of Higher Education for Virginia regulations. The bill permits public institutions of higher education to use Guaranteed Assistance Program funds to provide enhanced awards to students who are enrolled in at least 15 credit hours per term. The provisions of the bill become effective beginning with first-time entering freshman class of the fall 2017 academic year.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103159D pdf | impact statement
- 02/29/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105859D-H1 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103159D
- 01/12/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/25/16 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 01/28/16 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/28/16 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/09/16 Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/16 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/12/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/16 House: Read first time
- 02/17/16 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/22/16 House: Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
- 02/29/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105859D-H1
- 02/29/16 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
- 03/02/16 House: Read second time
- 03/03/16 House: Read third time
- 03/03/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16105859D-H1
- 03/03/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB440H1
- 03/03/16 House: Passed House with substitute (95-Y 2-N)
- 03/03/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 2-N)
- 03/07/16 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
- 03/08/16 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/08/16 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/09/16 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/16 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/09/16 Senate: Senators: Saslaw, Dunnavant, Carrico
- 03/10/16 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/10/16 House: Delegates: Cox, Greason, Torian
- 03/11/16 Senate: No further action taken
- 03/11/16 Senate: Failed to pass in Senate