TANF Scholarship Pilot Program; VCCS to establish & administer.

Virginia Community College System; TemporaryAssistance for Needy Families Scholarship Pilot Program. Directsthe Virginia Community College System (VCCS) to establish and administera two-year Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) ScholarshipPilot Program, beginning in 2020, for the purpose of providing access to postsecondary educational opportunities to students living inpoverty. The Program would provide scholarships to select comprehensive community colleges in the maximum amount of $4,000 per year to 200selected students who meet TANF eligibility requirements. The Programwould be funded by the unexpended balance in federal TANF block grantfunds. The bill directs VCCS to report to the Governor and the GeneralAssembly no later than December 1 of each year of the Program regardingthe effectiveness of and other information about the Program.