VA HB1115 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0436)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Virtual Virginia; local school divisions; shared online courses. Permits the Department of Education to contract with one or more local school boards that have created online courses to make such courses available to other school divisions through Virtual Virginia. The bill permits such school divisions to charge a per-student or per-course fee, subject to Board of Education approval. The bill requires the Department to establish the Virtual Learning Advisory Committee to advise the Department on (i) online courses, in-service training, and digital instructional resources that school divisions need to meet the Commonwealth's graduation requirements and (ii) strategic planning to expand blended and online learning opportunities in Virginia's public schools. The bill permits the Department to charge school divisions requesting to offer a course through Virtual Virginia and multidivision online providers an application fee.

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Title

Virtual Virginia; DOE to increase online courses available to other school divisions through Program

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2014-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-04 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-03-31 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0436)
2014-03-31 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 436 (effective 7/1/14)
2014-03-09SenateSigned by President
2014-03-06HouseSigned by Speaker
2014-03-06HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1115ER)
2014-03-06HouseEnrolled
2014-03-03SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2014-03-03SenateRead third time
2014-02-28SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2014-02-27SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2014-02-18SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
2014-02-12SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2014-02-12SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2014-02-11HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2014-02-11HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2014-02-10HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB1115H1
2014-02-10HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 14104024D-H1
2014-02-10HouseRead second time
2014-02-07HousePassed by for the day
2014-02-06HouseRead first time
2014-02-05HouseCommittee substitute printed 14104024D-H1
2014-02-05HouseReported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2014-02-04HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
2014-01-17HouseAssigned Education sub: Education Reform
2014-01-13HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2014-01-13HousePresented and ordered printed 14103563D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221212.1:3(n/a)See Bill Text
221212.2(n/a)See Bill Text
221212.24(n/a)See Bill Text
221212.25(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+HB1115
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB1115+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB1115H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB1115ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0436+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H0903V0040+HB1115
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H09V0095+HB1115
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+HV0606+HB1115
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S04V0205+HB1115
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0677HB1115+HB1115
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0706HB1115+HB1115

Bill Comments

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