VA HB753 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-18 - Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

School calendar. Makes local school boards responsible for setting the school calendar and determining the opening day of the school year and eliminates the post-Labor Day opening requirement and "good cause" scenarios for which the Board of Education may grant waivers of this requirement. The bill contains technical amendments.

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Title

School calendar.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 22-N) (Y: 79 N: 22 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Education (16-Y 6-N) (Y: 17 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 2-N) (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-02-18SenatePassed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
2016-02-02SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2016-02-02SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-01HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 22-N)
2016-02-01HouseRead third time and passed House (76-Y 22-N)
2016-01-29HouseRead second time and engrossed
2016-01-28HouseRead first time
2016-01-27HouseReported from Education (16-Y 6-N)
2016-01-26HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 2-N)
2016-01-15HouseAssigned Education sub: Education Innovation
2016-01-12HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2016-01-12HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102583D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
22126(n/a)See Bill Text
221296(n/a)See Bill Text
22179.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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