VA HB634 | 2021 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Over of previous HB634

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on January 30 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-04 - Left in Education and Health
Pending: Senate Education and Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

School Divisions of Innovation; local assessments. Allows a local school board, when applying for its school division to be designated as a School Division of Innovation, to apply to the Board of Education to replace the Virginia Studies and Civics and Economics Standards of Learning assessments with local assessments that include performance-based assessments. The bill requires any such application to (i) demonstrate that the proposed local assessment requires that students demonstrate the knowledge and skills required by the relevant Standards of Learning and that students demonstrate one or more of the skills and qualities of critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, or citizenship and (ii) provide evidence of the local school board's capacity to administer and score performance-based assessments. School Divisions of Innovation; local assessments. Allows a local school board, when applying for its school division to be designated as a School Division of Innovation, to apply to the Board of Education to replace the Virginia Studies and Civics and Economics Standards of Learning assessments with local assessments that include performance-based assessments. The bill requires any such application to (i) demonstrate that the proposed local assessment requires that students demonstrate the knowledge and skills required by the relevant Standards of Learning and that students demonstrate one or more of the skills and qualities of critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, or citizenship and (ii) provide evidence of the local school board's capacity to administer and score performance-based assessments.

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Title

School Divisions of Innovation; local assessments.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 in Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (65-Y 33-N) (Y: 65 N: 33 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendments (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - House - House: Reported from Education (16-Y 6-N) (Y: 16 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-12-04SenateLeft in Education and Health
2020-02-13SenateContinued to 2021 in Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
2020-02-04SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2020-02-04SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-03HouseVOTE: Passage (65-Y 33-N)
2020-02-03HouseRead third time and passed House (65-Y 33-N)
2020-01-31HousePassed by for the day
2020-01-30HousePrinted as engrossed 20101291D-E
2020-01-30HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB634E
2020-01-30HouseCommittee amendments agreed to
2020-01-30HouseRead second time
2020-01-29HouseRead first time
2020-01-27HouseReported from Appropriations with amendments (21-Y 1-N)
2020-01-24HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
2020-01-23HouseAssigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
2020-01-22HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2020-01-22HouseReported from Education (16-Y 6-N)
2020-01-20HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2020-01-20HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
2020-01-13HouseAssigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
2020-01-06HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2020-01-06HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101291D

Same As/Similar To

HB634 (Carry Over) 2020-02-13 - Continued to 2021 in Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221212.33(n/a)See Bill Text
221253.13:3(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB634
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB634+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB634E+hil
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+amd+HB634AH
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB634F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB634FE122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H0903C0012+HB0634
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H09C0026+HB0634
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H0203C0002+HB0634
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H02C0020+HB0634
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+HC0332+HB0634
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S04C0212+HB0634

Bill Comments

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