Victims of human trafficking; eligibility for in-state tuition.
Summary
Victims of human trafficking; eligibility forin-state tuition. Provides that a non-Virginia student who ispresent in the Commonwealth as a result of being a victim of humantrafficking, defined in the bill, is eligible for in-state tuition.The bill provides that a person may be a victim of human traffickingregardless of whether any person has been charged with or convictedof any offense and that eligibility for in-state tuition may be provedby a certification of such status as a victim of human traffickingby a public or not-for-profit agency the primary mission of whichis to provide services to victims of human trafficking. The billalso prohibits any institution of higher education from disclosingany personally identifying information or individual informationrelated to the status of any non-Virginia student applying for in-statetuition as a victim of human trafficking.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Feb 5, 2020
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104815D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amanda Batten
RRepublican
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