Josh Cole
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 65
Primary
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 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.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-204.3, relating to Virginia Student Training Employment Pipeline for U.S. Procurement (STEP UP) Program established.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0288)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 288 (Effective 07/01/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2590ER)
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2590)
Enrolled
Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2590)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Read third time and passed House (79-Y 20-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Education Substitute rejected
Read second time
Passed by for the day
Read first time
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 25105979D-H2
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
Committee substitute printed 25104896D-H1
Assigned Approps sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referred to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
Referred to Committee on Education
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101044D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Chaptered | HTML PDF |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Appropriations Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Education Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2590) | PDF PDF |
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