VA SB17 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 5 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-12-01 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Grants for donations to science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) programs at qualified schools. Establishes a grant program administered by the Board of Education beginning in 2017 for donations made by STEM organizations to qualified schools. The donations must be used by qualified schools to support STEM programs. The bill defines qualified schools as those public elementary and secondary schools at which at least 40 percent of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Grants are capped at $50,000 per organization per year.

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Title

STEM programs; grants for donations to programs at qualified schools.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-02-24 - House - House: Reported from Education with amendments (20-Y 2-N) (Y: 20 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-12-01HouseLeft in Appropriations
2016-03-01HouseContinued to 2017 in Appropriations by voice vote
2016-03-01HouseSubcommittee recommends continuing to 2017 by voice vote
2016-02-24HouseAssigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
2016-02-24HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2016-02-24HouseReported from Education with amendments (20-Y 2-N)
2016-02-23HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2016-02-23HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
2016-02-15HouseAssigned Education sub: Education Innovation
2016-02-11HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2016-02-11HouseRead first time
2016-02-11HousePlaced on Calendar
2016-02-08SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-05SenateRead second time and engrossed
2016-02-04SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-03SenateReported from Finance (13-Y 0-N)
2016-01-21SenateRereferred to Finance
2016-01-21SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2015-12-04SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2015-12-04SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100382D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221362(n/a)See Bill Text
221363(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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