Cybersecurity Student Loan Repayment Grant Program; established, report.
Summary
Establishes the Cybersecurity Student Loan Repayment Grant Program, to be administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (the Council), whereby renewable grants of up to $20,000 of matching state and employer funds are provided on a competitive basis to an individual who (i) either (a) graduated within the past year from a public institution of higher education or regionally accredited private institution of higher education with an undergraduate or graduate degree in computer science or another academic program recognized by the Council to prepare an individual for a career in cybersecurity and who resides in the Commonwealth or (b) has served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, was discharged or released within the past year from such service under conditions other than dishonorable, gained experience or received training in computer science during such service, and resides in the Commonwealth and (ii) accepts an offer of employment in a computer science position with any federal or state organization, including any federal or state military or defense organization, that is located in the Commonwealth or any private organization that contractually provides cybersecurity services for any such federal or state organization and that is located in the Commonwealth. The bill contains provisions relating to program administration and dissemination of information and reporting on the program.
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action Mar 10, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Mar 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Mar 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Mar 8, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Mar 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Mar 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Mar 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 21, 2018
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
legislature
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Feb 13, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB685E
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Jan 23, 2018
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
legislature
Jan 22, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100586D
legislature
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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