VirginiaVirginia STEP Grant Program; established.
What it does
Virginia Student Training Employment Pipeline for U.S. Procurement (STEP UP) Program established. Directs the Department of Education to establish the Virginia Student Training Employment Pipeline for U.S. Procurement (STEP UP) Program for the purpose of facilitating opportunities for any student enrolled in the eleventh or twelfth grade at a public high school in the Commonwealth or enrolled at a comprehensive community college or historically black college or university in the Commonwealth who enters into an agreement with an entity located in the relevant local school division or region that has a procurement contract with the federal government whereby such entity agrees to provide assistance to the student to obtain, prior to graduation, any federal security clearance at the public trust or national security level and any other education, training, or credential that is necessary for the student to be prepared for employment with such entity upon graduation in exchange for a commitment from the student to accept and remain in such an employment position for an agreed-upon period of time after graduation.
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- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0288)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 288 (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 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2590)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2590ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 20Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Read third timeMinor
- Feb 19Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 17Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2590)
- Feb 3Read third time and passed House (79-Y 20-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (79-Y 20-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 31Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 31Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Jan 31Education Substitute rejected
- Jan 31Read second timeMinor
- Jan 30Passed by for the day
- Jan 29Read first timeMinor
- Jan 27Committee substitute printed 25105979D-H2Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 24Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Assigned Approps sub: Elementary & Secondary EducationMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Committee substitute printed 25104896D-H1Major
- Jan 22Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Jan 21Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referred to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 18Assigned Educ sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101044DIntroduced