VA HB771 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on February 29 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0049)

Summary

Joint and regional schools. Provides that any joint, regional, or regional charter school in operation prior to July 1, 2008, may request a waiver from any new regulation requirements promulgated after that date. Also, the bill provides that any joint or regional school, such as academic year Governor's Schools, may set the school calendar so that the first day students are required to attend school will comport with the calendar of any of the participating school divisions, including those granted a waiver to start before Labor Day. This bill contains an emergency clause.

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Title

Schools, joint and regional; may request waiver from any new regulation requirements.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-03-04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0049)
2008-02-29 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 49 (effective 2/29/08)
2008-02-22 Senate: Signed by President
2008-02-20 House: Signed by Speaker
2008-02-19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB771ER)
2008-02-19 House: Enrolled
2008-02-18 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-18 Senate: Read third time
2008-02-15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
2008-02-14 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2008-01-29 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2008-01-29 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-01-28 House: Communicated to Senate
2008-01-28 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-01-28 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-01-25 House: Read second time and engrossed
2008-01-24 House: Read first time
2008-01-23 House: Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
2008-01-08 House: Referred to Committee on Education
2008-01-08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/07 083314816

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