West Virginia 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted 6 R cosponsors

HB 2013 — Relating to the Hope Scholarship Program

Last action — Chapter 99, Acts, Regular Session, 2021

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2021. Enacted.

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Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 R).

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 1 recorded vote so far — a real headwind.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

10 added · 31 removed

Plain-language change summary

The legislative amendment to HB 2013 includes a significant change that specifies the time requirement for the Hope Scholarship Program by adding the term "calendar" to clarify that the 45 days referenced are based on calendar days. Additionally, it removes the previous cap on the amount of Hope Scholarship funds a student can receive in a school year, which was set at $3,000. These changes matter because they potentially broaden the opportunities for students to access funding for education and provide clarity on the time frame for eligibility.

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HB2013 HFAT Ellington 2-17 White 3336   Delegate Ellington moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
HB2013 HFA Ellington 3-3 #1 Delegate Ellington moves to amend the amendment on page ten, section two, line sixteen, following the words “for at least 45”, by inserting the word “calendar”.
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And, On page sixteen, section six, line twelve, following the words “section:  Provided, That”, by striking out the words “the amount of Hope Scholarship funds made available to an eligible student per school year may not exceed $3,000:  Provided, however, That”.
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  ADOPTED REJECTED  
2013 – “A Bill to amend and reenact §18-8-1 and §18-8-1a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended;
to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-9A-25;
and to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §18-31-1, §18-31-2, §18-31-3, §18-31-4, §18-31-5, §18-31-6, §18-31-7, §18-31-8, §18-31-9, §18-31-10, §18-31-11, §18-31-12, and §18-31-13, all relating to establishing the Hope Scholarship Program;
creating exemptions from compulsory school attendance requirements under certain conditions;  providing a parent of a prospective kindergarten student the option of applying to the program on his or her child’s behalf;
providing funding for the program and the parameters thereof;
providing a title for the act and the program;
providing definitions;
creating the West Virginia Hope Scholarship Board and providing for membership qualifications therein;
establishing powers of the board;
establishing the application process for the award of Hope Scholarships;
creating the West Virginia Hope Scholarship Program Trust Fund and the West Virginia Hope Scholarship Program Expense Fund and the funding mechanisms and parameters therefore;
establishing qualifying expenses for Hope Scholarship Accounts;
creating a renewal process for accounts;
providing for a Hope Scholarship student’s participation in the public school system;
providing for administration of accounts;
providing for the auditing of the program, suspension of accounts and providers under certain circumstances, and creating a right of appeal;
establishing requirements for and rights of education service providers;
establishing responsibilities of resident school districts;
and providing for legal proceedings and severability.” Adopted Rejected
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Action History

  1. Chapter 99, Acts, Regular Session, 2021

  2. Approved by Governor 3/27/21 - Senate Journal

  3. Approved by Governor 3/27/21 - House Journal

  4. Approved by Governor 3/27/21

  5. To Governor 3/22/21 - House Journal

  6. To Governor 3/22/21 - Senate Journal

  7. To Governor 3/22/21

  8. House received Senate message

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to House

  11. Passed Senate (Roll No. 144)

  12. Read 3rd time

  13. On 3rd reading

  14. Read 2nd time

  15. On 2nd reading

  16. Read 1st time

  17. On 1st reading

  18. Reported do pass

  19. To Finance

  20. Reported do pass, but first to Finance

  21. To Education

  22. To Education then Finance

  23. Introduced in Senate

  24. Communicated to Senate

  25. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  26. Passed House (Roll No. 86)

  27. Read 3rd time

  28. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  29. Amendment to committee amendment rejected (Roll No. 85)

  30. Amendment to committee amendment rejected (Roll No. 84)

  31. Amendment to committee amendment rejected (Roll No. 83)

  32. Amendment to committee amendment rejected (Roll No. 82)

  33. Amendment to committee amendment rejected (Roll No. 81)

  34. Amendment to committee amendment adopted (Roll No. 80)

  35. On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar

  36. Amendment pending

  37. Read 2nd time

  38. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  39. With amendment, do pass

  40. Recommitted to Finance on 3rd reading

  41. House reconsidered passage (Voice)

  42. House reconsidered title amendment and withdrew

  43. House reconsidered its action

  44. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  45. Passed House (Roll No. 33)

  46. Read 3rd time

  47. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  48. Amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  49. Amendment rejected (Roll No. 31)

  50. Amendment withdrawn (Voice vote)

  51. Amendment rejected (Roll No. 30)

  52. Amendment rejected (Roll No. 29)

  53. Amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  54. Read 2nd time

  55. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  56. Read 1st time

  57. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  58. By substitute, do pass

  59. To House Finance

  60. With amendment, do pass, but first to Finance

  61. To House Education

  62. Introduced in House

  63. To Education then Finance

  64. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (141)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2013?
HB 2013 is sponsored by Joe Ellington (Republican), Higginbotham, Summers, Hanna, Jonathan Pinson (Republican), Wamsley, Laura Kimble (Republican), Dean Jeffries (Republican), Espinosa, Wayne Clark (Republican), and Chuck Horst (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2013?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2021. Enacted.
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