Virginia College Savings Plan; prepaid tuition contracts, etc.
Summary
Makes several changes to the provisions that establish the Virginia College Savings Plan (the Plan), including (i) permitting the Plan to maintain an independent disbursement system for the disbursement of prepaid tuition contract benefits and (ii) requiring each prepaid tuition contract entered into on or after July 1, 2019, to include provisions for the application of tuition prepayments, at a rate equal to the percentage of enrollment-weighted average tuition at public institutions of higher education to be determined by the board, at (a) public institutions of higher education, (b) accredited nonprofit independent or private institutions of higher education, and (c) non-Virginia public and accredited nonprofit independent or private institutions of higher education, provided that no such payment is less than the sum of tuition prepayments made, less any fees as determined by the board.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2019
Last action Feb 20, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 25, 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
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1315H1
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106507D-H1
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 25, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 7, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/09/19 19101757D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EH
Emmett Hanger
RRepublican
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