VA HB1443 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 16 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0142)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Use of seclusion and restraint in public schools; Board of Education regulations. Requires the Board of Education to adopt regulations on the use of seclusion and restraint in public elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth. The bill requires that such regulations be consistent with certain existing guidance documents; include definitions of terms, criteria for use, restrictions on use, training requirements, notification requirements, reporting requirements, and follow-up requirements; and address distinctions between certain student populations. The bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth.

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Title

Public schools; Board of Education regulations on use of seclusion and restraint.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 1-N) (Y: 37 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 1-N) (Y: 36 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 1-N 1-A) (Y: 36 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 1-N) (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Education with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0142)
2015-03-16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 142 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-02-23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-02-23HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/23/15
2015-02-20SenateSigned by President
2015-02-19HouseSigned by Speaker
2015-02-19HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1443ER)
2015-02-19HouseEnrolled
2015-02-16SenatePassed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
2015-02-16SenateReconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 1-N)
2015-02-16SenatePassed Senate (36-Y 1-N 1-A)
2015-02-16SenateRead third time
2015-02-13SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2015-02-12SenateReported from Education and Health (13-Y 1-N)
2015-02-06SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2015-02-06SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2015-02-05HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2015-02-05HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2015-02-04HousePrinted as engrossed 15101667D-E
2015-02-04HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB1443E
2015-02-04HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2015-02-04HouseRead second time
2015-02-03HouseRead first time
2015-02-02HouseReported from Education with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
2015-01-28HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
2015-01-16HouseAssigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education
2014-12-29HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2014-12-29HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101667D

Same As/Similar To

SB782 (Same As) 2015-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0147)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221279.1:1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+HB1443
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB1443+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB1443E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB1443ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0142+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H0901V0015+HB1443
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H09V0054+HB1443
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV1897+HB1443
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S04V0157+HB1443
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0465HB1443+HB1443
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0485HB1443+HB1443
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0488HB1443+HB1443
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0489HB1443+HB1443

Bill Comments

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