VirginiaVirginia National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program; changes to eligibility criteria.
What it does
Higher education; financial assistance; Virginia National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program; eligibility criteria. Makes several changes to the Virginia National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program, including (i) making the provisions relating to the requirements and conditions for eligibility for and award of grants under the Program subject to regulations as prescribed by the Adjutant General, (ii) eliminating the requirement to satisfy financial obligations with the institution of higher education at the beginning of each semester, (iii) simplifying the requirements relating to academic performance and good standing, and (iv) providing that, upon acceptance of an application for a grant, grant funds are to be disbursed to the applicable institution of higher education for credit against the recipient student's account. This bill is identical to SB 1106.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0474)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 474 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1595)
- 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 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1595ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 21Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 21Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Senators: Hashmi, Boysko, Suetterlein
- Vote recorded Reconsideration of Passed Senate with substitute block vote agreed to (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 95-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 20Delegates: Feggans, Rasoul, Owen
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 20House acceded to request
- Feb 20Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 20Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 20Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 20Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 20Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 20Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 20Reading of substitute waived
- 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 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1595)
- Feb 13Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Assigned Education sub: Higher EducationMinor
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1595)
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passed House (99-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Passed House (99-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Feb 4Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Feb 3Printed as engrossed 25101898D-E
- Feb 3Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 3Appropriations Amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 31Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Assigned Approps sub: Higher EducationMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 20Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting and rereferred to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 16Assigned Educ sub: Higher EducationMinor
- Jan 9Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1595)
- Jan 3Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 3Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101898DIntroduced