VA SB1303 | 2021 | 1st Special Session
Note: Carry Over of previous SB1303
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
Status: Passed on March 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0456)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
Status: Passed on March 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0456)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
School boards; in-person instruction. Requires each school board to offer in-person instruction to each student enrolled in the local school division in a public elementary and secondary school for at least the minimum number of required instructional hours and to each student enrolled in the local school division in a public school-based early childhood care and education program for the entirety of the instructional time provided pursuant to such program. The bill contains certain exceptions to the abovementioned requirement. The bill requires each school board to provide such in-person instruction in a manner in which it adheres, to the maximum extent practicable, to any currently applicable mitigation strategies for early childhood care and education programs and elementary and secondary schools to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 that have been provided by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bill requires the Department of Education to establish benchmarks for successful virtual learning and guidelines for providing interventions to students who fail to meet such benchmarks and for transitioning such students back to in-person instruction. The bill also requires all teachers and school staff to be offered access to receive an approved COVID-19 vaccination through their relevant local health district. The bill has an expiration date of August 1, 2022. School boards; in-person instruction. Requires each school board to offer in-person instruction to each student enrolled in the local school division in a public elementary and secondary school for at least the minimum number of required instructional hours and to each student enrolled in the local school division in a public school-based early childhood care and education program for the entirety of the instructional time provided pursuant to such program. The bill contains certain exceptions to the abovementioned requirement. The bill requires each school board to provide such in-person instruction in a manner in which it adheres, to the maximum extent practicable, to any currently applicable mitigation strategies for early childhood care and education programs and elementary and secondary schools to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 that have been provided by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bill requires the Department of Education to establish benchmarks for successful virtual learning and guidelines for providing interventions to students who fail to meet such benchmarks and for transitioning such students back to in-person instruction. The bill also requires all teachers and school staff to be offered access to receive an approved COVID-19 vaccination through their relevant local health district. The bill has an expiration date of August 1, 2022.
Title
Local school divisions; availability of virtual and in-person learning to all students.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2021-02-25 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (36-Y 3-N) (Y: 36 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (88-Y 9-N) (Y: 88 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: Pass By (51-Y 47-N) (Y: 51 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-22 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (17-Y 3-N) (Y: 17 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N) (Y: 26 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (88-Y 9-N) (Y: 88 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: Pass By (51-Y 47-N) (Y: 51 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-22 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (17-Y 3-N) (Y: 17 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N) (Y: 26 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-30 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0456) | |
| 2021-03-30 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 456 (effective 7/1/21) | |
| 2021-03-15 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 | |
| 2021-03-15 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021 |
| 2021-03-11 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2021-03-09 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2021-03-09 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1303ER) |
| 2021-03-09 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2021-02-25 | Senate | Title replaced 21200505D-H1 |
| 2021-02-25 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate (36-Y 3-N) |
| 2021-02-24 | House | VOTE: Passage (88-Y 9-N) |
| 2021-02-24 | House | Passed House with substitute (88-Y 9-N) |
| 2021-02-24 | House | Pending question ordered |
| 2021-02-24 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1303H1 |
| 2021-02-24 | House | VOTE: Pass By (51-Y 47-N) |
| 2021-02-24 | House | Motion to pass by floor amendment offered by Delegate Avoli agreed to (51-Y 47-N) |
| 2021-02-24 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 21200505D-H1 |
| 2021-02-24 | House | Read third time |
| 2021-02-23 | House | Read second time |
| 2021-02-22 | House | Committee substitute printed 21200505D-H1 |
| 2021-02-22 | House | Reported from Education with substitute (17-Y 3-N) |
| 2021-02-15 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2021-02-13 | House | Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ |
| 2021-02-08 | House | Continued to Special Session 1 in Education by voice vote |
| 2021-02-05 | House | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 2021-02-05 | House | Read first time |
| 2021-02-05 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2021-02-02 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N) |
| 2021-02-01 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 21102517D-E |
| 2021-02-01 | Senate | Emergency clause deleted |
| 2021-02-01 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1303E |
| 2021-02-01 | Senate | Amendments by Senator Dunnavant agreed to |
| 2021-02-01 | Senate | Reading of amendments waived |
| 2021-02-01 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2021-01-29 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) |
| 2021-01-28 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 7-N) |
| 2021-01-13 | Senate | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
| 2021-01-12 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2021-01-12 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/21 21102517D |
Same As/Similar To
SB1303 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Education by voice vote
