VA HB224 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Vetoed on May 17 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-17 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on May 17 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-17 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Public schools; teachers and other relevant personnel; mental health awareness training. Requires each teacher and other relevant personnel, as determined by the applicable school board, employed on a full-time basis to complete mental health awareness training that addresses the needs of youth populations that are at a high risk of experiencing mental health challenges and disorders in accordance with evidence-based best practices developed by the American Psychological Association. Current law requires such teachers and personnel to complete mental health awareness training but does not contain any requirements relating to the specific topics such training must address. The bill prohibits any of its provisions or any policy adopted in accordance with its provisions from being construed to permit biased or discriminatory treatment of any youth population deemed to be at a high risk of experiencing mental health challenges and disorders. Public schools; teachers and other relevant personnel; mental health awareness training. Requires each teacher and other relevant personnel, as determined by the applicable school board, employed on a full-time basis to complete mental health awareness training that addresses the needs of youth populations that are at a high risk of experiencing mental health challenges and disorders in accordance with evidence-based best practices developed by the American Psychological Association. Current law requires such teachers and personnel to complete mental health awareness training but does not contain any requirements relating to the specific topics such training must address. The bill prohibits any of its provisions or any policy adopted in accordance with its provisions from being construed to permit biased or discriminatory treatment of any youth population deemed to be at a high risk of experiencing mental health challenges and disorders.
Title
Public schools; mental health awareness training.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (0-Y 100-N) (Y: 0 N: 100 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (66-Y 32-N) (Y: 66 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (20-Y 19-N) (Y: 20 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (62-Y 36-N) (Y: 62 N: 36 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-24 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (13-Y 8-N) (Y: 13 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (66-Y 32-N) (Y: 66 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (20-Y 19-N) (Y: 20 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (62-Y 36-N) (Y: 62 N: 36 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-24 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (13-Y 8-N) (Y: 13 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-17 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| 2024-04-17 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024 | |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Communicated to Governor |
| 2024-04-17 | House | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N) |
| 2024-04-17 | House | House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 100-N) |
| 2024-04-08 | House | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 2024-03-27 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 |
| 2024-03-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB224ER) |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-05 | House | VOTE: Adoption (66-Y 32-N) |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Senate amendments agreed to by House (66-Y 32-N) |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendments (20-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Reading of amendments waived |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with amendments (9-Y 6-N) |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education |
| 2024-01-31 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2024-01-31 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-01-30 | House | VOTE: Passage (62-Y 36-N) |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Read third time and passed House (62-Y 36-N) |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB224H1 |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24105961D-H1 |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-01-26 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Committee substitute printed 24105961D-H1 |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Reported from Education with substitute (13-Y 8-N) |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) |
| 2024-01-19 | House | Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee |
| 2024-01-04 | House | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 2024-01-04 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102611D |
