Victims of human trafficking; eligibility for in-state tuition.
Summary
Victims of human trafficking; eligibility forin-state tuition. Provides that a non-Virginia student who iscurrently present in the Commonwealth as a result of being a victimof human trafficking, defined in the bill, is eligible for in-statetuition. The bill provides that a person may be a victim of humantrafficking regardless of whether any person has been charged withor convicted of any offense and that eligibility for in-state tuitionmay be proved by a certification of such status as a victim of humantrafficking by a federal, state, or local agency or not-for-profitagency, one of whose primary missions is to provide services to victimsof human trafficking. The bill also requires public institutionsof higher education to automatically record such a student as optingout of making any directory or educational information available tothe public unless the student voluntarily and affirmatively choosesto opt in to allowing such directory or educational information tobe made available.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed May 27, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 28, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
6
Committee
7
May 27, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 795 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100933D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amanda Batten
RRepublican
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