VA HB5056 | 2020 | 1st Special Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on August 18 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-11-09 - Left in Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Public education; student education accounts; emergency. Provides that, during a public health emergency, any school division may establish a program to create savings accounts for students to be used for alternative educational programs. The bill requires the Department of Education to establish policies and procedures under which the parent of each student may use such funds on public or private educational programs. The bill contains an emergency clause.

Tracking Information

Register now for our free OneVote public service or GAITS Pro trial account and you can begin tracking this and other legislation, all driven by the real-time data of the LegiScan API. Providing tools allowing you to research pending legislation, stay informed with email alerts, content feeds, and share dynamic reports. Use our new PolitiCorps to join with friends and collegaues to monitor & discuss bills through the process.

Monitor Legislation or view this same bill number from multiple sessions or take advantage of our national legislative search.

Title

Public education; student education accounts.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2020-11-09HouseLeft in Education
2020-08-18HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2020-08-18HousePrefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 08/18/20 20200260D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
22189.5(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

feedback