Virginia Senate Bill 71 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0604)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Virginia National Guard; institutions of higher education; tuition grants. Adds parameters around grants distributed by the Department of Military Affairs (the Department) to members of the Virginia National Guard who are enrolled in any course or program at any public institution of higher education or accredited nonprofit private institution of higher education. The bill provides that an application for a grant shall be made to the Department no later than 30 days prior to the beginning of an academic semester. The bill provides that the Department shall determine whether an applicant is eligible for the grant and communicate acceptance and any additional requirements determined by the Department in writing no later than 30 days after receipt of an application. The bill requires individuals who are eligible for such grants to satisfy all financial obligations with the institution and provide written proof of acceptable academic performance and good standing for the current term no later than 30 days following the end of a term or semester. The bill provides that individuals receiving grants pursuant to the bill incur a single two-year service obligation to the Virginia National Guard and that this two-year obligation commences on the last day of the last term or semester for which tuition assistance was awarded. Virginia National Guard; institutions of higher education; tuition grants. Adds parameters around grants distributed by the Department of Military Affairs (the Department) to members of the Virginia National Guard who are enrolled in any course or program at any public institution of higher education or accredited nonprofit private institution of higher education. The bill provides that an application for a grant shall be made to the Department no later than 30 days prior to the beginning of an academic semester. The bill provides that the Department shall determine whether an applicant is eligible for the grant and communicate acceptance and any additional requirements determined by the Department in writing no later than 30 days after receipt of an application. The bill requires individuals who are eligible for such grants to satisfy all financial obligations with the institution and provide written proof of acceptable academic performance and good standing for the current term no later than 30 days following the end of a term or semester. The bill provides that individuals receiving grants pursuant to the bill incur a single two-year service obligation to the Virginia National Guard and that this two-year obligation commences on the last day of the last term or semester for which tuition assistance was awarded.

Virginia National Guard; institutions of higher education, tuition grants.

Sen. Frank Ruff [R]

Sen. Bill DeSteph [R]

Sen. John Cosgrove [R]

2022-03-02 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-28 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-23 - House - House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0604)
2022-04-11		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 604 (effective 7/1/22)
2022-03-22		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
2022-03-22	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
2022-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2022-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2022-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB71ER)
2022-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2022-03-02	Senate	House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2022-02-28	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2022-02-28	House	Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2022-02-28	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2022-02-28	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2022-02-28	House	Read third time
2022-02-25	House	Read second time
2022-02-23	House	Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
2022-02-21	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2022-02-21	House	Read first time
2022-02-21	House	Placed on Calendar
2022-02-11	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-11	Senate	Printed as engrossed 22102405D-E
2022-02-11	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB71E
2022-02-11	Senate	Amendment by Senator agreed to
2022-02-11	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2022-02-11	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2022-02-11	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2022-02-11	Senate	Read second time
2022-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-09	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
2022-01-04	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
2022-01-04	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102405D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	1	610	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB71
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB71+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB71E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB71ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0604+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105385A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+SB71AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+SB71AH
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+SB71AHE
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB71F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB71FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB71FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S05V0193+SB0071
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0317SB0071+SB0071
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0354SB0071+SB0071
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0355SB0071+SB0071
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H09V0155+SB0071
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV1194+SB0071
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0663SB0071+SB0071