Virginia College Savings Plan; definitions, prepaid tuition contracts, pricing reserves.
Summary
Provides that in the event that the ratio of the assets of the Virginia College Savings Plan (the Plan) to the obligations of the Plan exceeds 105 percent, the pricing reserve, which the bill defines as the percentage by which the actuarially determined prepaid tuition contract price exceeds the amount estimated to meet the actuarially determined tuition obligation for such prepaid tuition contract, shall not exceed five percent. The bill provides that in the event that the ratio of the assets of the Plan to the obligations of the Plan does not meet or exceed 105 percent, the pricing reserve may exceed five percent but shall not exceed 10 percent. The bill also requires the governing board of the Plan to provide to the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Finance, and the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission written notification and a detailed explanation of any change to the pricing reserve within 30 days of such change.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Aug 8, 2018
Signed Mar 25, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2019 · House of Delegates Jan 21, 2019
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 13, 2019
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Mar 25, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 806 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1611S1
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106832D-S1
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 5-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
lower
Jan 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 21, 2019
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-0)
house of delegates
Jan 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Aug 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Aug 8, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100157D
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
R. Steven Landes
RRepublican
Co
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
Co
David E. Yancey
RRepublican
Co
Gordon C. Helsel, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
Jason S. Miyares
RRepublican
Co
Joe McNamara
RRepublican
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Robert M. "Bob" Thomas, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
Roxann Robinson
RRepublican
Co
Timothy D. Hugo
RRepublican
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