Virginia Senate Bill 1313 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 11 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Children's Services Act; special education programs. Requires that funds expended for private special education services under the Children's Services Act only be expended on educational programs that are licensed by the Board of Education or an equivalent out-of-state licensing agency. The bill also provides that as of July 1, 2022, such funds may only be expended for programs that the Office of Children's Services certify as having reported their tuition rates. Children's Services Act; special education programs. Requires that funds expended for private special education services under the Children's Services Act only be expended on educational programs that are licensed by the Board of Education or an equivalent out-of-state licensing agency. The bill also provides that as of July 1, 2022, such funds may only be expended for programs that the Office of Children's Services certify as having reported their tuition rates. The bill adds children and youth previously placed in approved private school educational programs for at least six months who will receive transitional services in a public school setting to the target population for eligibility for the state pool of funds. The bill provides that state funds shall be allocated for no longer than 12 months for transitional services. The bill requires the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Resources, in conjunction with the Office of Children's Services and the Department of Education, to establish a work group with appropriate stakeholders to develop a detailed plan to direct the transfer of Children's Services Act funds currently reserved for children requiring an educational placement in a private special education day school or residential facility to the Department of Education, as well as several other topics. The bill requires that the work group submit its plan and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations by November 1, 2021, as well as a final plan and recommendations by November 1, 2022.

Children's Services Act; funds expended special education programs.

Sen. Monty Mason [D]

Sen. Mark Peake [R]

Sen. Richard Stuart [R]

2021-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (97-Y 2-N) (Y: 97 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - House - House: Reported from Education (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071)
2021-03-11		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 71 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-01		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-01	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
2021-02-25	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-24	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-24	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1313ER)
2021-02-24	Senate	Enrolled
2021-02-22	House	VOTE: Passage (97-Y 2-N)
2021-02-22	House	Passed House (97-Y 2-N)
2021-02-22	House	Read third time
2021-02-19	House	Read second time
2021-02-17	House	Reported from Education (21-Y 1-N)
2021-02-15	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Education by voice vote
2021-02-07	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2021-02-07	House	Read first time
2021-02-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-04	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2021-02-04	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1313S2
2021-02-04	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 21104193D-S2
2021-02-04	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-04	Senate	Committee substitute rejected 21103505D-S1
2021-02-04	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-04	Senate	Read second time
2021-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-03	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21104193D-S2
2021-02-03	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2021-01-21	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2021-01-21	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21103505D-S1
2021-01-21	Senate	Incorporates SB1114 (Peake)
2021-01-21	Senate	Incorporates SB1099 (Stuart)
2021-01-21	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-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; offered 01/13/21 21102548D

SB1313 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Education by voice vote
HB2117 (Same As) 2021-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0070)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	5211	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	5212	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+SB1313
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1313+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1313S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1313S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1313ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0071+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1313FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1313FS2122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1313FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S04C0025+SB1313
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S05C0120+SB1313
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0293SB1313+SB1313
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0304SB1313+SB1313
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0305SB1313+SB1313
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0903V0003+SB1313
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H09V0016+SB1313
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1822+SB1313