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HB 66 New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Fund and Program; established.
Introduced by: Kathy J. Byron | 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 SB 576.
FULL TEXT
- 12/04/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101082D pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16104963D-H1 pdf
- 02/12/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16104963D-EH1 pdf
- 03/04/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB66ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0326) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/04/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101082D
- 12/04/15 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/15/16 House: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 02/09/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 House: Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/10/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16104963D-H1
- 02/11/16 House: Read first time
- 02/12/16 House: Read second time
- 02/12/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16104963D-H1
- 02/12/16 House: Amendments by Delegate Byron agreed to
- 02/12/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB66EH1
- 02/12/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16104963D-EH1
- 02/15/16 House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 3-N)
- 02/15/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 3-N)
- 02/16/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/25/16 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: Read third time
- 02/29/16 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/01/16 Senate: Read third time
- 03/01/16 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/01/16 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/01/16 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/01/16 Senate: Amendments by Senator Newman agreed to
- 03/01/16 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/03/16 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 2-N)
- 03/03/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 2-N)
- 03/04/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/04/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB66ER)
- 03/04/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/8/2016
- 03/08/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/10/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 326 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/10/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0326)