Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship and Memorial Program; established, report.
Summary
Enslaved Ancestors College Access ScholarshipProgram established. Establishes the Enslaved Ancestors CollegeAccess Scholarship Program, whereby Longwood University, the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, the Virginia MilitaryInstitute, and The College of William and Mary in Virginia are requiredto annually provide, starting in the 2022-2023 academic year and with any source of funds other than state funds or tuition or fee increases,to at least one African American Virginia student who was born inthe Commonwealth and has a total household income that is not morethan 400 percent of the federal poverty guidelines a renewable scholarshipin an amount sufficient to cover tuition, mandatory fees, room andboard, books and other educational supplies, and tutoring at the institution. The bill requires the State Council of Higher Educationfor Virginia to collaborate with such institutions to establish guidelinesfor the implementation of the Program and to annually collect informationon the implementation of the Program from such institutions and reportsuch information to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations,the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Educationand Health, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, and the Virginia African American Advisory Board.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed Mar 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2021
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 33
Feb 19, 2021
D
Democratic17
76% Yea
R
Republican16
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Mar 30, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 442 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (27-0-6)
senate
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (11-Y 3-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (61-Y 39-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1980H1
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103782D-H1
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102391D
lower
1 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Reid
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Helmer
DDemocratic
Co
Delores McQuinn
DDemocratic
Co
Hala S. Ayala
DDemocratic
Co
Ibraheem S. Samirah
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
Co
JM
Joe Morrissey
DDemocratic
Co
JB
John Bell
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Cole
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
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