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SB1106

Virginia National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program; changes to eligibility criteria.

Status:
Enacted

Latest Action: March 24, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0494)

Chief Patron:
Ghazala Hashmi (D)

Session:
2025 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. 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 HB 1595. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/07/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101392D
  • 01/07/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 01/20/2025 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
  • 01/20/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1106)
  • 01/23/2025 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
  • 01/23/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
  • 01/29/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
  • 01/30/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
  • 01/30/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 01/30/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Read second time
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Education and Health Amendment agreed to
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 25101392D-E
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/04/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1106)
  • 02/06/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/06/2025 - House: Read first time
  • 02/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
  • 02/07/2025 - House: Assigned Educ sub: Higher Education
  • 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
  • 02/10/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
  • 02/11/2025 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
  • 02/12/2025 - House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
  • 02/12/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 02/13/2025 - House: Assigned Approps sub: Higher Education
  • 02/13/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
  • 02/14/2025 - House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
  • 02/18/2025 - House: Read second time
  • 02/19/2025 - House: Read third time
  • 02/19/2025 - House: Education Amendments agreed to
  • 02/19/2025 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
  • 02/19/2025 - House: Passed House with amendments (97-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2025 - Senate: House Amendments rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
  • 02/20/2025 - House: House insisted on amendments
  • 02/20/2025 - House: House requested conference committee
  • 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 02/20/2025 - House: Delegates: Feggans, Rasoul, Owen
  • 02/20/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senators: Hashmi, Boysko, Pillion
  • 02/21/2025 - Amended by conference committee
  • 02/21/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1106ER)
  • 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  • 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  • 03/12/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1106)
  • 03/24/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 494 (Effective 07/01/25)
  • 03/24/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0494)