VA HB5096 | 2020 | 1st Special Session

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: Introduced on August 20 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-11-09 - Left in Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

School boards; websites; COVID-19 virus mitigation plan; emergency. Requires each school board to post in a publicly accessible and conspicuous location on its website the plan outlining its strategies for mitigating the spread and public health risk of the COVID-19 virus, consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Virginia Department of Health mitigation recommendations, that the school board is required to submit to the Department of Education before reopening schools in accordance with Phase II and III guidelines pursuant to the June 8, 2020, order of the State Health Commissioner. The bill contains an emergency clause.

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Title

School boards; board required to post on its website the COVID-19 virus mitigation plan.

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-11-09HouseLeft in Education
2020-08-20HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2020-08-20HousePresented and ordered printed with emergency clause 20200729D

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