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 HB 2156.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0263)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 263 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 5Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 5Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025Minor
- Feb 24Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 21Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1229)
- Feb 21Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1229ER)Major
- Feb 21EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1229)
- Vote recorded Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 17Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Feb 17Engrossed by House - floor substitute
- Feb 17Delegate Carr Substitute agreed to
- Feb 17Education Substitute rejected
- Feb 17Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Feb 17Floor substitute printed 25107627D-H2 (Carr)
- Feb 14Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1229)
- Feb 12Committee substitute printed 25106934D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 10Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 7Assigned Educ sub: Higher EducationMinor
- Feb 7Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Feb 7Read first timeMinor
- Feb 7Placed on Calendar
- Feb 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1229)
- Feb 4Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 4Rules suspended
- Feb 4Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 4Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 4Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 4Education and Health Substitute rejected
- Feb 4Read second timeMinor
- Feb 3Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 3Rules suspended
- Jan 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1229)
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 25106567D-S2Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 28Committee substitute printed 25106018D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 27Assigned Education sub: Higher EducationMinor
- Jan 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1229)
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104464DIntroduced