SB 961

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 06, 2025
  • Passed Senate Feb 04, 2025
  • Passed House Feb 17, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Mar 24, 2025

Va. Military Survivors & Dependents Ed. Prog.; number of qualified survivors and dependents, etc.

Abstract

Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; annual report on eligibility and usage required. Requires the Department of Veterans Services and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to coordinate to report no later than December 15 of each year to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations (i) the number of qualified survivors and dependents who have been determined to be eligible for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at a public institution of higher education pursuant to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program but have not yet enrolled at such an institution and (ii) the best available estimate of the number of qualified survivors and dependents who are enrolled at each public institution of higher education with a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees pursuant to the Program as of December 1 of the current fall semester.

An Act to amend and reenact ยง 23.1-608 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; annual report on eligibility and usage required.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Mar 24, 2025

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0384)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 384 (Effective 07/01/25)

Feb 24, 2025

Senate

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB961)

Feb 22, 2025

Senate

Signed by President

House

Signed by Speaker

Senate

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB961ER)

Senate

Enrolled

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 22, 2025

Feb 18, 2025

Senate

House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)

Feb 17, 2025

House

Read third time

Senate

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB961)

House

Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N)

House

Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House

House

Passed House with substitute (95-Y 0-N)

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute

House

Education Substitute agreed to

Feb 14, 2025

House

Read second time

Feb 12, 2025

House

Committee substitute printed 25106946D-H1

House

Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)

Feb 10, 2025

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)

Feb 07, 2025

House

Read first time

House

Placed on Calendar

House

Assigned Educ sub: Higher Education

House

Referred to Committee on Education

Feb 04, 2025

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute-SB961S1

Senate

Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to

Senate

Read second time

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

Rules suspended

Feb 03, 2025

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Passed by for the day

Senate

Rules suspended

Jan 30, 2025

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

Senate

Committee substitute printed 25106560D-S1

Jan 28, 2025

Senate

Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Jan 27, 2025

Senate

Assigned Education sub: Higher Education

Jan 22, 2025

Senate

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB961)

Jan 06, 2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100824D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Chaptered HTML PDF
Enrolled HTML PDF
Education Substitute HTML PDF
Education Subcommittee Substitute HTML PDF HTML PDF
Finance and Appropriations Substitute HTML PDF
Introduced HTML PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB961) PDF PDF PDF

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