SB 937

Abstract

Virginia Community College System; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Scholarship Pilot Program. Directs the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) to establish and administer a two-year Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Scholarship Pilot Program, beginning in 2020, for the purpose of providing access to postsecondary educational opportunities to students living in poverty. The Program would provide scholarships to select comprehensive community colleges in the maximum amount of $4,000 per year to 200 selected students who meet TANF eligibility requirements. The Program would be funded by the unexpended balance in federal TANF block grant funds. The bill directs VCCS to report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than December 1 of each year of the Program regarding the effectiveness of and other information about the Program. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

Virginia Community College System; TemporaryAssistance for Needy Families Scholarship Pilot Program. Directs the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) to establish and administera two-year Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) ScholarshipPilot Program, beginning in 2020, for the purpose of providing accessto postsecondary educational opportunities to students living inpoverty. The Program would provide scholarships to select comprehensivecommunity colleges in the maximum amount of $4,000 per year to 200selected students who meet TANF eligibility requirements. The Programwould be funded by the unexpended balance in federal TANF block grantfunds. The bill directs VCCS to report to the Governor and the GeneralAssembly no later than December 1 of each year of the Program regardingthe effectiveness of and other information about the Program.