VA HB2238 | 2021 | 1st Special Session

Note: Carry Over of previous HB2238

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0172)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Licensed private schools for students with disabilities; accreditation. Directs the Board of Education to require, pursuant to regulation, any private school for students with disabilities that is licensed by the Board, as a condition for renewal of its initial license to operate, to obtain accreditation from an accrediting agency recognized by the Virginia Council for Private Education within three years of the issuance of its initial triennial license by the Board. The bill provides that, notwithstanding the foregoing requirement, any private school for students with disabilities that is licensed to operate by the Board as of July 1, 2021, shall obtain accreditation from an accrediting agency recognized by the Virginia Council for Private Education no later than July 1, 2024.

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Title

Licensed private schools for students with disabilities; accreditation.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2021-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2021-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (92-Y 7-N) (Y: 92 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Education (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2021-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0172)
2021-03-18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 172 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-01 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-01HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
2021-02-26HouseSigned by Speaker
2021-02-25SenateSigned by President
2021-02-25HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB2238ER)
2021-02-25HouseEnrolled
2021-02-22SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-22SenateRead third time
2021-02-19SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
2021-02-18SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-10SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
2021-02-05SenateContinued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-02SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2021-02-02SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-01HouseVOTE: Passage (92-Y 7-N)
2021-02-01HouseRead third time and passed House (92-Y 7-N)
2021-01-29HouseRead second time and engrossed
2021-01-28HouseRead first time
2021-01-27HouseReported from Education (21-Y 1-N)
2021-01-25HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2021-01-21HouseAssigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
2021-01-13HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2021-01-13HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101979D

Same As/Similar To

HB2238 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221323(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2238
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2238+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2238ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0172+hil
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2238F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2238FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0903C0011+HB2238
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H09C0048+HB2238
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1313+HB2238
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S04C0134+HB2238
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S04V0050+HB2238
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0228HB2238+HB2238
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0266HB2238+HB2238

Bill Comments

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