Virginia 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 1015 — Education Improvement Scholarships tax credits; pre-kindergarten eligibility.

Last action — Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019

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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced August 03, 2018. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Expands the Education Improvement Scholarships tax credits program by including, as eligible scholarship recipients, children enrolled in or attending nonpublic pre-kindergarten programs whose parents or guardians were unable to obtain services for the children through the Virginia Preschool Initiative. The maximum annual scholarship that a child admitted to, enrolled in, or attending a nonpublic pre-kindergarten program will receive is the lesser of the child's actual educational expenses or the state's share of the grant per child under the Virginia Preschool Initiative for the locality in which the child resides.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

31 added · 37 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill SB 1015 clarifies the eligibility criteria for scholarships aimed at at-risk four-year-olds in Virginia. It specifies that these children must be enrolled in, or eligible to attend, nonpublic pre-kindergarten programs if they are unable to access services through Head Start or public preschool programs. Additionally, it now emphasizes income limitations and other factors that can qualify families, such as homelessness or lack of a high school diploma for the child's parents, ensuring that support targets those in need. This change is significant as it refines access to educational resources for vulnerable children, helping ensure they receive vital early education opportunities.

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 19100091D SENATE BILL NO.
SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend and reenact §§ 58.1-439.25 and 58.1-439.28 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Education Improvement Scholarships;
1015 Senate Amendments in [ ] – January 31, 2019 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 58.1-439.25 and 58.1-439.28 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Education Improvement Scholarships;
---------- Patrons Prior to Engrossment--Senators Stanley;
[S 1015] Approved   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
Delegate:
Landes ---------- Referred to Committee on Finance ---------- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
(ii) an at-risk four-year-old [ unserved by unable to obtain services through ] Head Start or Virginia Preschool Initiative programs;
(ii) an at-risk four-year-old unable to obtain services through Head Start or Virginia Preschool Initiative programs;
or (c) includes a parent or guardian of the child who did not graduate from high school [ , and whose parent or guardian certifies to the scholarship foundation that the child was unable to obtain services through the Virginia Preschool Initiative in the public school division in which the child resides ] .
or (c) includes a parent or guardian of the child who did not graduate from high school, and whose parent or guardian certifies to the scholarship foundation that the child was unable to obtain services through the Virginia Preschool Initiative in the public school division in which the child resides.
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Action History

  1. Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019

  2. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2019

  3. Signed by President

  4. Signed by Speaker

  5. Enrolled

  6. Passed House (56-Y 42-N)

  7. Read third time

  8. Read second time

  9. Referred to Committee on Finance

  10. Read first time

  11. Placed on Calendar

  12. Printed as engrossed 19100091D-E

  13. Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1015E

  14. Committee amendments agreed to

  15. Reading of amendments waived

  16. Read second time

  17. Referred to Committee on Finance

  18. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100091D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • R. Steven Landes

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Reported from Finance

Passed 12 Yea · 9 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12900
Total 12900
% of votes cast 57%43%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Ayala — Yea
Byron — Yea
Freitas — Yea
Heretick — Yea
Keam — Nay
Orrock — Yea
Hugo — Nay
Carter — Yea
Cole — Yea
Fariss — Yea
Pogge — Yea
Jones, J.C. — Nay
Filler-Corn — Nay
Lindsey — Nay
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Nay
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Nay
Vivian E. Watts — Nay

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Read third time and passed Senate

Passed 23 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231500
Total 231500
% of votes cast 61%39%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Cosgrove — Yea
Dance — Nay
Hanger — Yea
Lewis — Nay
Norment — Yea
Petersen — Nay
Black — Yea
Carrico — Yea
Chafin — Yea
Chase — Yea
Dunnavant — Yea
Spruill — Yea
Howell — Nay
Mason — Nay
Barker — Nay
Newman — Yea
Ruff — Yea
Saslaw — Nay
Vogel — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Nay
Barbara A. Favola — Nay
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Nay
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Nay
L. Louise Lucas — Nay
Mamie E. Locke — Nay
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Nay
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Nay
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Constitutional reading dispensed

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Barker — Yea
Carrico — Yea
Dance — Yea
Dunnavant — Yea
Hanger — Yea
Norment — Yea
Petersen — Yea
Howell — Yea
Mason — Yea
McClellan — Yea
Spruill — Yea
Black — Yea
Chafin — Yea
Chase — Yea
Cosgrove — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Newman — Yea
Ruff — Yea
Saslaw — Yea
Vogel — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Reported from Finance with amendments

Passed 11 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Total 11500
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Barker — Nay
Hanger — Yea
Ruff — Yea
Vogel — Yea
Howell — Nay
Carrico — Yea
Dance — Nay
Dunnavant — Yea
Newman — Yea
Norment — Yea
Saslaw — Nay
Wagner — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Nay
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1015 do?
Expands the Education Improvement Scholarships tax credits program by including, as eligible scholarship recipients, children enrolled in or attending nonpublic pre-kindergarten programs whose parents or guardians were unable to obtain services for the children through the Virginia Preschool Initiative. The maximum annual scholarship that a child admitted to, enrolled in, or attending a nonpublic pre-kindergarten program will receive is the lesser of the child's actual educational expenses or the state's share of the grant per child under the Virginia Preschool Initiative for the locality in which the child resides.
Who sponsors SB 1015?
SB 1015 is sponsored by William M. Stanley, Jr. and R. Steven Landes.
What is the current status of SB 1015?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced August 03, 2018. Enacted.
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