Virginia Senate Bill 6003 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 17-4)
Status: Introduced on June 14 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-06-14 - Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

General appropriation act; repeal of modifications to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program and related financial aid waivers; stakeholder work group. Removes language in the appropriation act imposing additional requirements on financial aid waivers and stipends for the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program and related financial aid waivers. The bill also directs the Secretary of Finance, in collaboration with the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs and the Secretary of Education, to convene a stakeholder work group for the purpose of evaluating the history, current structure, and utilization trends of the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program and related financial aid waivers and making recommendations on legislative actions and budgetary modifications that could improve the long-term viability of the Program. The bill requires the Secretary of Finance to submit the work group's recommendations to the Governor and the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations and the House Committee on Appropriations by November 1, 2025.

Va. Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program, etc.; repeal of modifications, report.

Sen. Bryce Reeves [R]	Sen. Jeremy McPike [D]	Sen. Christie New Craig [R]	Sen. Bill DeSteph [R]
Sen. Danny Diggs [R]	Sen. Tara Durant [R]	Sen. Timmy French [R]	Sen. Travis Hackworth [R]
Sen. Chris Head [R]	Sen. Emily Brewer [R]	Sen. Ryan McDougle [R]	Sen. Tammy Brankley Mulchi [R]
Sen. Mark Obenshain [R]	Sen. Mark Peake [R]	Sen. Todd Pillion [R]	Sen. Danica Roem [D]
Sen. William Stanley [R]	Sen. Richard Stuart [R]	Sen. Glen Sturtevant [R]	Sen. Suhas Subramanyam [D]
Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-06-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
2024-06-14	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 24200154D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?242+sum+SB6003
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?242+ful+SB6003+hil