Veteran Student Transition Grant Fund and Program; established.
Summary
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia;Veteran Student Transition Grant Fund and Program. Establishesthe Veteran Student Transition Grant Fund as a special nonreverting fund in the state treasury and requires the State Council of HigherEducation for Virginia to establish the Veteran Student TransitionGrant Program for the purpose of providing grants from the Fund ona competitive basis to a public institution of higher education,private institution of higher education, or group of such institutionsthat proposes a new and innovative program or research project relatingto improving the transition of veteran students from military to higher education or from higher education to the civilian workforce.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Apr 2, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
10
Committee
13
Amendments
3
Apr 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 636 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 26, 2020
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100538D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Israel O'Quinn
RRepublican
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