Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 419 — Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund and Program; established.

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    In Committee
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund and Program established. Establishes the Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund and Program, to be administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, for the purpose of annually providing to each Historically Black College or University in the Commonwealth (Hampton University, Norfolk State University, Virginia State University, and Virginia Union University) such sums as are necessary for each such institution to annually provide scholarships on a competitive basis to no more than two students who (i) identify as African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Native American or Native Alaskan, or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; (ii) are accepted to or enrolled in such institution's education preparation program; and (iii) are eligible for a federal Pell Grant to attend such institution. The bill provides that each such scholarship would consist of the following sums: (a) the cost of tuition, mandatory fees, room and board, and textbooks at such institution; (b) the recipient's teacher licensure fees; (c) $5,000 toward teacher professional development activities for the recipient, including coursework, seminars, and conferences; and (d) $10,000 toward mentorship of the recipient by an experienced teacher who is deemed by the relevant school board to be highly effective and able to provide high quality mentorship. The bill requires each student who is awarded a scholarship pursuant to the Program to agree in writing to (1) teach in a public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth in which at least 75 percent of the enrolled students qualify for free or reduced price lunch or are members of families whose income is below the federal poverty guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services upon graduation for a period that is at least as long as the period during which the recipient used scholarship funds to attend a Historically Black College or University and (2) be mentored by an experienced teacher, as described in clause (d), during such period of employment.

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 20104163D HOUSE BILL NO.
419 Offered January 8, 2020 Prefiled January 3, 2020 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 23.1 a section numbered 23.1-616.1, relating to the establishment of the Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund and Program.
---------- Patrons-- Cole, J.G., Davis, Aird, Askew, Ayala, Bagby, Bourne, Carroll Foy, Convirs-Fowler, Gooditis, Guy, Hayes, Hope, Hurst, Jenkins, Jones, Keam, Kory, Krizek, Levine, Lopez, McQuinn, Mugler, Murphy, Plum, Price, Rasoul, Roem, Samirah, Scott, Sickles, Simon, Simonds, Sullivan, Tyler, Ward, Watts and Willett;
Senators:
Boysko, Hashmi, Locke, McClellan, Morrissey and Spruill ---------- Referred to Committee on Education ---------- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1.
That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article of Chapter 6 of Title 23.1 a section numbered 23.1-616.1 as follows:
§ 23.1-616.1.
Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund and Program.
A.
As used in this section:
"Diverse student" means any individual who identifies as African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Native American or Native Alaskan, or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander;
is accepted to or enrolled in an education preparation program at a Historically Black College or University;
and is eligible for a federal Pell Grant to attend such institution.
"Historically Black College or University" means Hampton University, Norfolk State University, Virginia State University, and Virginia Union University.
"Master teacher" means any experienced teacher at a qualified public elementary or secondary school who is deemed by the relevant school board to be highly effective and able to provide high quality mentorship to diverse students as such students transition into the teaching profession in qualified public elementary or secondary schools.
"Qualified public elementary or secondary school" means a public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth in which at least half of the enrolled students qualify for free or reduced price lunch or are members of families whose income is below the federal poverty guidelines established by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
"Scholarship" means a grant that consists of (i) the amount of funds necessary to cover the cost of (a) tuition, mandatory fees, room and board, and textbooks for a diverse student to attend a Historically Black College or University and (b) teacher licensure fees for a diverse student;
(ii) $5,000 toward teacher professional development activities for a diverse student, including coursework, seminars, and conferences;
and (iii) $10,000 for each master teacher who mentors a diverse student pursuant to subsection F.
B.
There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund, referred to in this section as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller.
All funds appropriated for such purpose and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund.
Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it.
Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund.
Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of granting scholarships pursuant to the Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Program established pursuant to subsection C.
Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Director of the Council.
C.
The Council shall establish the Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Program (the Program) for the purpose of annually providing to each Historically Black College or University such sums from the Fund as are necessary for each such institution to provide scholarships on a competitive basis to no more than two diverse students at each such institution.
D.
The Council and each Historically Black College or University may establish such regulations, policies, and guidelines as it deems necessary for the administration of the Program.
E.
Each Historically Black College or University shall advertise the Program on the financial aid page or the equivalent page of its website.
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F.
Each diverse student who is awarded a scholarship pursuant to the Program shall agree in writing to (i) teach in a qualified elementary or secondary school upon graduation for a period that is at least as long as the period during which the diverse student used scholarship funds to attend a Historically Black College or University and (ii) be mentored by a master teacher during such period of employment.
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Action History

  1. Left in Appropriations

  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)

  3. Assigned App. sub: Higher Education

  4. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  5. Incorporates HB804 (Askew)

  6. Committee substitute printed 20107008D-H1

  7. Reported from Education with substitute (19-Y 2-N)

  8. Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

  9. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)

  10. Impact statement from DPB (HB419)

  11. Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed

  12. Referred to Committee on Education

  13. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104163D

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1 sponsors · 43 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (43)

Not signed on (104)

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Votes

Reported from Education with substitute (19-Y 2-N)

Passed 19 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19201
Total 19201
% of votes cast 86%9%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Collins, Christopher E. — Yea
Avoli, G. "John" — Yea
Batten, Amanda E. — Yea
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Yea
Bulova, David L. — Yea
Cole, Mark L. — Nay
Davis, Glenn R. — Not Voting
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Guy, Nancy D. — Yea
Guzman, Elizabeth R. — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Keam, Mark L. — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Yea
McGuire, John J., III — Nay
Mugler, Martha M. — Yea
Robinson, Roxann L. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Yea
Wampler, William C., III — Yea

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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7002
Total 7002
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Collins, Christopher E. — Yea
Batten, Amanda E. — Yea
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Keam, Mark L. — Yea
Mugler, Martha M. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Not Voting
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Not Voting
Wampler, William C., III — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 419 do?
Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund and Program established. Establishes the Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund and Program, to be administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, for the purpose of annually providing to each Historically Black College or University in the Commonwealth (Hampton University, Norfolk State University, Virginia State University, and Virginia Union University) such sums as are necessary for each such institution to annually provide scholarships on a competitive basis to no more than two students who (i) identify as African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Native American or Native Alaskan, or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; (ii) are accepted to or enrolled in such institution's education preparation program; and (iii) are eligible for a federal Pell Grant to attend such institution. The bill provides that each such scholarship would consist of the following sums: (a) the cost of tuition, mandatory fees, room and board, and textbooks at such institution; (b) the recipient's teacher licensure fees; (c) $5,000 toward teacher professional development activities for the recipient, including coursework, seminars, and conferences; and (d) $10,000 toward mentorship of the recipient by an experienced teacher who is deemed by the relevant school board to be highly effective and able to provide high quality mentorship. The bill requires each student who is awarded a scholarship pursuant to the Program to agree in writing to (1) teach in a public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth in which at least 75 percent of the enrolled students qualify for free or reduced price lunch or are members of families whose income is below the federal poverty guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services upon graduation for a period that is at least as long as the period during which the recipient used scholarship funds to attend a Historically Black College or University and (2) be mentored by an experienced teacher, as described in clause (d), during such period of employment.
Who sponsors HB 419?
HB 419 is sponsored by Delores L. McQuinn, Marcia S. "Cia" Price, Sam Rasoul, Danica A. Roem, Don Scott, Marcus B. Simon, Shelly A. Simonds, Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr., Jeion A. Ward, Vivian E. Watts, Rodney T. Willett, Jennifer B. Boysko, Mamie E. Locke, Jennifer L. McClellan, Joseph D. Morrissey, Lionell Spruill, Sr., Joshua G. Cole, Lamont Bagby, Jennifer Carroll Foy, C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr., Patrick A. Hope, Paul E. Krizek, Alfonso H. Lopez, Michael J. Jones, Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler, Alex Q. Askew, Will Davis, Mark D. Sickles, Kory, Kaye, Keam, Mark L., Jenkins, Clinton L., Hurst, Chris L., Guy, Nancy D., Levine, Mark H., Gooditis, Wendy W., Bourne, Jeffrey M., Ayala, Hala S., Aird, Lashrecse D., Hashmi, Ghazala F., Tyler, Roslyn C., Samirah, Ibraheem S., Plum, Kenneth R., Murphy, Kathleen, and Mugler, Martha M..
What is the current status of HB 419?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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