Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Scholarship Pilot Program; VCCS to establish and administer.
Summary
Directs the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) to establish and administer a two-year Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Scholarship Pilot Program (the Program), beginning in 2019, for the purpose of providing access to postsecondary educational opportunities to students living in poverty. The Program would provide scholarships to select comprehensive community colleges in the maximum amount of $4,000 per year to 200 selected students who meet TANF eligibility requirements. The Program would be funded by the unexpended balance in federal TANF block grant funds. The bill directs VCCS to report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than December 1 of each year of the Program regarding the effectiveness of and other information about the Program. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jul 16, 2018
Last action Feb 19, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 24, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 25, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1000E
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 10, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Jul 16, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jul 16, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100088D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Stanley
RRepublican
Co
Kathleen Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
LL
Lynwood Lewis
DDemocratic
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