HB2590
Virginia STEP Grant Program; established.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 21, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0288)
Chief Patron:
Joshua Cole (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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 ... (More) 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101044D
- 01/13/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/18/2025 - House: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/18/2025 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/21/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referred to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/21/2025 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/22/2025 - House: Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- 01/22/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25104896D-H1
- 01/22/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/22/2025 - House: Assigned Approps sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 01/23/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/24/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/26/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/27/2025 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105979D-H2
- 01/29/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/30/2025 - House: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/2025 - House: Read second time
- 01/31/2025 - House: Education Substitute rejected
- 01/31/2025 - House: Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 01/31/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (79-Y 20-N)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2590)
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2590ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2590)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/21/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 288 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/21/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0288)
