VA HB573 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 10 2014 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-04 - Left in Finance
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; grants. Makes several changes to the Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program (Program), including adding requirements that (i) each student eligible for the Program receive an award from the institution's appropriations for undergraduate student financial assistance before grants are awarded to students with equivalent remaining need, (ii) each eligible student receive an award in an amount greater than other grants awarded to students with equivalent remaining need, (iii) each eligible student receive an award in an amount greater than the award of each eligible student with equivalent remaining need in the next-lowest class level, and (iv) each award be determined by a proportionate award schedule adopted by each institution and vary according to each student's remaining need and the total of tuition, fees, and other necessary charges, including books.

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Title

Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; students eligible for grants.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2014-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-03-04SenateLeft in Finance
2014-02-27SenateRereferred to Finance
2014-02-27SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2014-02-18SenateAssigned Education sub: Higher Education
2014-02-12SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2014-02-12SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2014-02-11HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2014-02-11HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2014-02-10HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB573H1
2014-02-10HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 14104726D-H1
2014-02-10HouseRead second time
2014-02-07HouseRead first time
2014-02-05HouseCommittee substitute printed 14104726D-H1
2014-02-05HouseReported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2014-02-03HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
2014-01-28HouseAssigned App. sub: Higher Education
2014-01-27HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2014-01-27HouseReferred from Education by voice vote
2014-01-10HouseAssigned Education sub: Higher Education
2014-01-07HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2014-01-07HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101734D

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Bill Comments

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