Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; changes to Program, Commonwealth Award grants.
Summary
Makes several changes to the Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program, including adding requirements that (i) each student eligible for the Program receive a grant from the institution's appropriations for undergraduate student financial assistance before Commonwealth Award grants are awarded to students with equivalent remaining need, (ii) each eligible student receive a Program grant in an amount greater than Commonwealth Award grants awarded to students with equivalent remaining need, (iii) each eligible student receive a Program grant in an amount greater than the grant of each eligible student with equivalent remaining need in the next-lowest class level, and (iv) each Program grant be determined by a proportionate award schedule adopted by each institution and vary according to each student's remaining need and the total of tuition, fees, and other necessary charges, including books. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 19, 2017
Signed Mar 13, 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
17
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Mar 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 325 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2427H1
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104960D-H1
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
legislature
Jan 19, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 19, 2017
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 17104206D
legislature
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
M. Kirkland Cox
RRepublican
Co
J. Randall Minchew
RRepublican
Co
R. Steven Landes
RRepublican
Co
Todd Pillion
RRepublican
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