VirginiaSTEM+C competition team grants; DOE to consider changes to application and eligibility guidelines.
What it does
Department of Education; STEM+C Competition Grant Program eligibility. Requires the Department of Education, prior to the 2026 application period for grants pursuant to the STEM+C Competition Team Grant Program (the Program), to consider making the following changes to the grant application and eligibility guidelines: (i) clarify that, in accordance with the provision of relevant law that provides that the purpose of the Program is to provide grants for use in establishing or supporting STEM+C competition teams, grants may be awarded to establish new STEM+C competition teams or support existing STEM+C competition teams and (ii) provide that, in the event that grant applications exceed available funds, priority shall be given to applications for the establishment of new STEM+C competition teams with demonstrated financial need.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 8Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0483)Latest
- Apr 8Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 483 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB105)
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB105ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 10House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 9Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 9committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Mar 9Read third timeMinor
- Mar 6Read second timeMinor
- Mar 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB105)
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Committee substitute printed 26108641D-H1Major
- Mar 4Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Mar 4House committee offered
- Feb 26Assigned HED sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 24Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB105)
- Feb 3Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Feb 3Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Placed on Calendar
- Jan 27Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 26Engrossed by Senate
- Jan 26Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Jan 26Read second timeMinor
- Jan 23Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Jan 23Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 23Rules suspended
- Jan 22Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 15Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- 2025
- Dec 31Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Dec 31Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102162DIntroduced