Education Improvement Scholarships tax credits; pre-kindergarten eligibility.
Summary
Expands the Education Improvement Scholarships tax credits program by including, as eligible scholarship recipients, children enrolled in or attending nonpublic pre-kindergarten programs whose parents or guardians were unable to obtain services for the children through the Virginia Preschool Initiative. The maximum annual scholarship that a child admitted to, enrolled in, or attending a nonpublic pre-kindergarten program will receive is the lesser of the child's actual educational expenses or the state's share of the grant per child under the Virginia Preschool Initiative for the locality in which the child resides.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Aug 3, 2018
Last action Feb 20, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 30, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House (56-Y 42-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1015E
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Aug 3, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Aug 3, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100091D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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