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SB 576 New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Program; established, Fund created, report.
Introduced by: Frank M. Ruff, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Fund and Program established. Establishes the New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Fund and Program, to be administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, for the purpose of disbursing funds to certain public institutions of higher education and other educational institutions in the Commonwealth to provide grants to Virginia students who complete certain noncredit workforce training programs at the institution and subsequently attain a relevant noncredit workforce credential. The bill also includes provisions relating to the amount and terms of such grants, academic credit for the attainment of noncredit workforce credentials, and reporting on completion of noncredit workforce training programs and attainment of noncredit workforce credentials. This bill is identical to HB 66.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103188D pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105100D-S1 pdf
- 02/15/16 Senate: Printed as engrossed 16105100D-ES1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB576ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0470) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103188D
- 01/13/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/21/16 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 02/11/16 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105100D-S1
- 02/12/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/16 Senate: Read second time
- 02/15/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/15/16 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16105100D-S1
- 02/15/16 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/15/16 Senate: Amendments by Senator Ruff agreed to
- 02/15/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB576ES1
- 02/15/16 Senate: Printed as engrossed 16105100D-ES1
- 02/15/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/16 Senate: 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 Education
- 02/22/16 House: Reported from Education with amendment (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/22/16 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)
- 03/02/16 House: Reported from Appropriations with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/16 House: Read second time
- 03/07/16 House: Read third time
- 03/07/16 House: Committee on Education amendment agreed to
- 03/07/16 House: Committee on Appropriations amendments agreed to
- 03/07/16 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/07/16 House: Passed House with amendments (94-Y 2-N)
- 03/07/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 2-N)
- 03/08/16 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/10/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB576ER)
- 03/10/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
- 03/11/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/25/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 470 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/25/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0470)