VA HB2069 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

School boards; student member required. Requires each school board to establish a method for the selection of a student to serve as a member of the school board, subject to the following conditions: (i) the student is enrolled in a public high school in the local school division; (ii) any such student is eligible to be selected as a member of the school board without regard to such student's age or citizenship status, provided, however, that in the event that the method for selection of the student member is election, the student meets the qualifications to hold elective office set forth in Article II, Section 5 of the Constitution of Virginia; (iii) the school board establishes detailed policies, procedures, and timelines relating to such selection method, including policies that establish term length, eligibility to serve with or without voting privileges, eligibility for a salary, eligibility for selection to subsequent terms, and grounds for removal; and (iv) each student selected to serve as a member of the school board serves in addition to and not as a replacement for any member duly authorized and selected to serve on the school board in accordance with relevant law, and each such student member factors into the calculation of a quorum.

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Title

School boards; student member required.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N) (Y: 3 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-02-07HouseLeft in Education
2023-01-24HouseSubcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N)
2023-01-23HouseAssigned Education sub: K-12
2023-01-10HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2023-01-10HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103337D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
22176(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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