Comprehensive community colleges; tuition grants and fees for certain individuals.
Summary
Provides that certain Virginia students who were in foster care or in the custody of the Department of Social Services or considered a special needs adoption and are enrolled in a noncredit workforce credential training program in a comprehensive community college may qualify for a grant for the payment of tuition and fees. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Signed Mar 13, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Mar 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 318 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101497D
legislature
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Daun S. Hester
DDemocratic
Co
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
Co
David E. Yancey
RRepublican
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