Virginia House Bill 294

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2022 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-02-24 - Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Education improvement scholarship tax credits; eligible students in need of a safer school environment. Declares eligible for a scholarship from a scholarship foundation that receives an education improvement scholarship tax credit, on the same basis as any other eligible student, eligible students in need of a safer school environment, defined in the bill as any student who, while enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school in kindergarten through grade 12, was the victim of assault, battery, bullying, harassment, hazing, kidnapping, or robbery on school property, on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored activity, as substantiated by an investigation and written report by the school principal. The bill provides that (i) eligible students in need of a safer school environment are permitted to use such scholarships to cover the expenses associated with attending another public school within or outside of his school division of residence and (ii) there are no family income restrictions on scholarships for eligible students in need of a safer school environment. The bill clarifies that no public elementary or secondary school or local school division is prohibited or precluded from offering various educational alternatives to an eligible student in need of a safer school environment. Education improvement scholarship tax credits; eligible students in need of a safer school environment. Declares eligible for a scholarship from a scholarship foundation that receives an education improvement scholarship tax credit, on the same basis as any other eligible student, eligible students in need of a safer school environment, defined in the bill as any student who, while enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school in kindergarten through grade 12, was the victim of assault, battery, bullying, harassment, hazing, kidnapping, or robbery on school property, on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored activity, as substantiated by an investigation and written report by the school principal. The bill provides that (i) eligible students in need of a safer school environment are permitted to use such scholarships to cover the expenses associated with attending another public school within or outside of his school division of residence and (ii) there are no family income restrictions on scholarships for eligible students in need of a safer school environment. The bill clarifies that no public elementary or secondary school or local school division is prohibited or precluded from offering various educational alternatives to an eligible student in need of a safer school environment.

Education improvement scholarship tax credit; eligible students in need of safer school environment.

Del. Nicholas Freitas [R]	Del. Ronnie Campbell [R]	Del. Mike Cherry [R]	Del. Dave LaRock [R]
Del. Chris Runion [R]	Del. Phillip Scott [R]	Del. Kim Taylor [R]	Del. Wendell Walker [R]

2022-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N) (Y: 52 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-24	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
2022-02-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2022-02-07	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2022-02-04	House	VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N)
2022-02-04	House	Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N)
2022-02-03	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB294H1
2022-02-03	House	Committee substitute agreed to 22105322D-H1
2022-02-03	House	Read second time
2022-02-02	House	Read first time
2022-01-31	House	Committee substitute printed 22105322D-H1
2022-01-31	House	Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
2022-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
2022-01-19	House	Assigned Education sub: K-12
2022-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2022-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102136D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
58	1	439.25	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	439.28	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB294
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB294+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB294H1+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105322D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB294FH1122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H0901V0008+HB0294
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H09V0025+HB0294
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV0456+HB0294
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S04V0239+HB0294