VA HB241 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 28 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-28 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0516)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Students who are English language learners; alternative assessments. Requires the Board of Education to consider assessments aligned to the Standards of Learning that are structured and formatted in a way that measures the content knowledge of students who are English language learners and that may be administered to such students as Board of Education-approved alternatives to Standards of Learning end-of-course English reading assessments.

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Title

Students who are English language learners; BOE to consider certain assessment.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-28 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0516)
2016-03-28 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 516 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016-03-11HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
2016-03-10SenateSigned by President
2016-03-08HouseSigned by Speaker
2016-03-08HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB241ER)
2016-03-08HouseEnrolled
2016-03-04SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2016-03-04SenateRead third time
2016-03-03SenateReported from Education and Health (12-Y 0-N)
2016-02-22SenateRecommitted to Education and Health
2016-02-22SenateMotion to recommit to committee agreed to
2016-02-22SenateRead third time
2016-02-19SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-18SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2016-02-10SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
2016-02-09SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2016-02-09SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-08HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2016-02-08HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2016-02-05HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB241H1
2016-02-05HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 16105039D-H1
2016-02-05HouseRead second time
2016-02-04HouseRead first time
2016-02-03HouseCommittee substitute printed 16105039D-H1
2016-02-03HouseReported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2016-02-02HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
2016-01-15HouseAssigned Education sub: Education Innovation
2015-12-29HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2015-12-29HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2015-12-29HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101325D

Same As/Similar To

SB538 (Same As) 2016-02-29 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0058)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221253.13:3(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB241
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB241+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB241H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB241ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0516+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H0903V0014+HB0241
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H09V0044+HB0241
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0304+HB0241
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S04V0126+HB0241
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0514HB0241+HB0241
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S04V0225+HB0241
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0867HB0241+HB0241

Bill Comments

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