VirginiaStudents from foreign countries; student exchange programs, tuition and fee waivers.
What it does
Public institutions of higher education; student exchange programs; tuition and mandatory fee waivers; conditions. Clarifies that tuition and mandatory fees may be waived for a student from a foreign country enrolled in a public institution of higher education through a formalized student exchange program between such institution and another institution of higher education, provided that the number of full-time equivalent inbound students from a foreign country for whom tuition and mandatory fees has been waived does not exceed during any three-year period the number of full-time equivalent outbound students who are enrolled through such student exchange program and who pay full tuition and mandatory fees to the institution. Current law permits tuition and mandatory fees to be waived for a student from a foreign country enrolled in a public institution of higher education through a student exchange program approved by such institution, provided that the number of students from a foreign country for whom tuition and mandatory fees has been waived does not exceed during any three-year period the number of students from a foreign country who are enrolled through such student exchange program and who pay full tuition and mandatory fees to the institution.
More detail
This bill is identical to SB 1229.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0248)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 248 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2156)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2156ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 19Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 18Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 18Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2156)
- Feb 14Committee substitute printed 25107567D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 13Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Assigned Education sub: Higher EducationMinor
- Jan 29Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 29Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 28Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2156)
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)Passed House
- Jan 27Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 27Education Substitute agreed to
- Jan 27Read second timeMinor
- Jan 27Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Jan 24Read first timeMinor
- Jan 22Committee substitute printed 25105233D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 20Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 16Assigned Educ sub: Higher EducationMinor
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101816DIntroduced