Community Colleges, State Board for; reduced rate tuition and mandatory fee charges.
Summary
Permits the State Board for Community Colleges to charge reduced rate tuition and mandatory fees to any student who is (i) an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed outside of the Commonwealth; (ii) enrolled in a degree program at a comprehensive community college, provided that any such comprehensive community college that offers online degree programs is a member of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity; and (iii) enrolled in training that leads to a Military Occupational Specialty in the Army or Marine Corps, an Air Force Specialty Code, or a Navy Enlisted Classification.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2017
Last action Apr 5, 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
32
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Apr 5, 2017
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 5, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by temporarily
legislature
Feb 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1721E
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
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 13, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
legislature
Jan 7, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
legislature
Jan 7, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103466D
legislature
0 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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