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HB1975

Higher educational institutions, public; tuition and mandatory fee waivers, survivors of sex crimes.

Status:
Killed

Chief Patron:
Nick Rush (R)

Session:
2021 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Public institutions of higher education; tuition and mandatory fee waivers; survivors of criminal sexual assault and certain other sex crimes.

Declares eligible for counseling at no cost and a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at any public institution of higher education any individual who, when he was under the age of 18 and a resident of the Commonwealth, became the victim of criminal sexual assault, sex trafficking, or child pornography, as evidenced by the conviction of the perpetrator of such crime. The bill provides that any individual who receives such waiver and counseling shall remain eligible if he maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a scale of 4.0 or its equivalent. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/11/2021 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100931D
  • 01/11/2021 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
  • 01/15/2021 - House: Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
  • 01/20/2021 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
  • 01/20/2021 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
  • 01/20/2021 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1975)
  • 01/25/2021 - House: Reported from Education (17-Y 5-N)
  • 01/25/2021 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 01/25/2021 - House: Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
  • 01/27/2021 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
  • 01/27/2021 - House: Reported from Appropriations (17-Y 0-N)
  • 01/28/2021 - House: Read first time
  • 01/29/2021 - House: Passed by for the day
  • 02/01/2021 - House: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
  • 02/01/2021 - House: Rereferred to Appropriations
  • 02/05/2021 - House: Left in Appropriations

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