HB700
Certain individuals in foster care, etc.; parameters of higher education grants.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Certain individuals in foster care, in the custody of the Department of Social Services, or considered a special needs adoption; parameters of higher education grants; point of contact for support and guidance.
Expands to include each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth the requirement to provide grants to certain individuals who were in foster care or in the custody of the Department of Social Services or were considered a special needs adoption; adds mandatory education and general fees and, in ... (More) the case of baccalaureate public institutions of higher education, the cost of room and board to the amount of such grants; and makes eligible for such grants any individual who meets certain other eligibility criteria and was in foster care or in the custody of the Department of Social Services or was considered a special needs adoption at any time after he turned 14. Current law requires such an individual to have been in foster care or in the custody of the Department of Social Services or considered a special needs adoption at the time that his high school diploma or equivalency examination certificate was awarded. The bill also requires each public institution of higher education to identify at least one employee of the institution to serve as a point of contact for each enrolled student who was in foster care or in the custody of the Department of Social Services or was considered a special needs adoption in order to provide such student with support and guidance, including support and guidance relating to financial aid and any associated applications or other required paperwork. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101448D
- 01/09/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/19/2024 - House: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 01/22/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
- 01/22/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/24/2024 - House: Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/2024 - House: Read first time
- 01/29/2024 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/30/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2024 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/13/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB700)
- 02/16/2024 - Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Higher Education
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107803D-S1
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/23/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB700S1)
- 02/29/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108652D-S2
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB700S2)
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Education and Health Committee substitute rejected 24107803D-S1
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Committee substitute agreed to 24108652D-S2
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB700S2
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/2024 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House 24108652D-S2 (0-Y 98-N)
- 03/06/2024 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/07/2024 - House: House acceded to request
- 03/07/2024 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/07/2024 - House: Delegates: Clark, Cohen, Tata
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Senators: Favola, Hashmi, Durant
- 03/08/2024 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/08/2024 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/2024 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/25/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB700ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/04/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 449 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/04/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0449)
