SB 1617 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Tech Talent Investment Program and Fund; created, report.

Summary
Creates a grant program to assist qualified public institutions of higher education, defined in the bill, in reaching, by 2039, a goal of increasing, in the aggregate, the number of bachelor's and master's degrees awarded in computer science, computer engineering, and closely related fields by at least 25,000 degrees. To be eligible for an annual grant, a qualified institution is required to enter into a memorandum of understanding setting forth specific criteria for eligible degrees, eligible expenses, and degree production goals. The bill requires qualified institutions that are grant recipients to report annually on progress towards meeting such goals and that grants issued pursuant to the program are subject to appropriation, and for the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to report annually regarding the ongoing investment and job creation by a certain qualified company.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2019 Last action Feb 13, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2019

How they voted

340
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 5, 2019
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (89-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (93-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1617H1
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106604D-H1
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1617S1
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105602D-S1
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102502D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors