Virginia House Joint Resolution 90 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 12 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-12 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ90ER)

Continuing the Joint Subcommittee Studying Science, Math, and Technology Education at the Elementary, Secondary, and Undergraduate Levels. Continues the joint subcommittee to review the curricula of existing public schools in the Commonwealth, including Governor's Schools and other specialized public schools devoted to math, science, or technology; study accessibility to specialized public schools by students throughout the Commonwealth; review and recommend innovative ways to interest students at all education levels in science, math, and technology; identify the key points during the K-12 education experience that will determine whether a student will become interested, and maintain that interest, in math, science, technology related subjects; and identify programs and activities that promote partnerships between educators at the Commonwealth's public schools and institutions of higher education, as well as with business and research entities in the science and technology sectors located in the Commonwealth. In addition, to address the shortage of science and engineering graduates in the Commonwealth, the joint subcommittee shall, in its deliberations, ascertain the factors contributing to the shortage of science and engineering graduates in the Commonwealth and recommend alternatives to mitigate its effect; determine the current supply and demand for science and engineering graduates in Virginia, and project the need for such graduates in the next decade; examine ways to promote and encourage collaboration and partnerships between science and engineering programs at the Commonwealth’s institutions of higher education and science- and technology-based businesses in Virginia, including tax incentives; assess the feasibility of using the collaboration between Virginia Tech and the Virginia Community College System in the Lynchburg area as a model for institutional partnerships; and identify incentives designed to attract and retain more students into science and engineering programs and prepare them for careers in these fields. This resolution incorporates

Science, etc. Education in State at Elementary, etc. Levels, Joint Subcom. studying; continued.

Sen. John Cosgrove [R]

Del. David Toscano [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-03-12		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ90ER)
2008-03-04		Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
2008-03-04		Senate: Read third time
2008-03-04		Senate: Reading waived (38-Y 0-N)
2008-03-03		Senate: Reported from Rules by voice vote
2008-02-11		Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
2008-02-11		Senate: Reading waived
2008-02-08		House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-08		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-02-08		House: Agreed to by House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-02-08		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HJ90H1
2008-02-08		House: Committee substitute agreed to 084227472-H1
2008-02-08		House: Taken up
2008-02-06		House: Committee substitute printed 084227472-H1
2008-02-05		House: Reported from Rules with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2008-01-07		House: Referred to Committee on Rules
2008-01-07		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 085661472

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HJ90