VA SB429 | 2014 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2014 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-04 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2014 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-04 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; amount of grant. Provides that the amount of the Two-Year College Transfer Grant an eligible student receives shall be based on the difference between the costs of tuition and mandatory educational and general fees paid by the recipient at a Virginia two-year institution of higher education and either (i) for a student who transfers to a public four-year institution of higher education, the cost of such tuition and fees at the public institution of higher education to which he has transferred or (ii) for a student who transfers to a private four-year institution of higher education, the average cost of such tuition and fees at a Virginia four-year public institution of higher education. Current law provides for a fixed annual grant of $1,000 with an additional $1,000 per year for students pursuing certain undergraduate degrees. The bill broadens eligibility for the Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program by including students whose Expected Family Contribution, as calculated by the federal government using the family's financial information reported on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), is no more than $12,000. Currently, the program is available only to students whose Expected Family Contribution is no more than $8,000. The bill also requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to develop statistics on students receiving the transfer grants and examine whether there is a correlation between receiving the grant and graduation rates. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a 2014 general appropriation act.
Title
Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; amount of grant.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2014-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (17-Y 0-N) (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (17-Y 0-N) (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-04 | House | Left in Appropriations |
| 2014-03-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| 2014-02-19 | House | Assigned App. sub: Higher Education |
| 2014-02-12 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2014-02-12 | House | Read first time |
| 2014-02-12 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2014-02-10 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2014-02-07 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2014-02-06 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 14104775D-ES1 |
| 2014-02-06 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB429ES1 |
| 2014-02-06 | Senate | Amendments by Senator Hanger agreed to |
| 2014-02-06 | Senate | Reading of amendments waived |
| 2014-02-06 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 14104775D-S1 |
| 2014-02-06 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2014-02-06 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2014-02-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2014-02-04 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 14104775D-S1 |
| 2014-02-04 | Senate | Reported from Finance with substitute (17-Y 0-N) |
| 2014-01-23 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance |
| 2014-01-23 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) |
| 2014-01-14 | Senate | Assigned Education sub: Higher Education |
| 2014-01-07 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2014-01-07 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103424D |
