VA SB1320 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 16 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0150)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Public schools; accreditation ratings. Directs the Board of Education to promulgate regulations establishing additional accreditation ratings that recognize the progress of schools that do not meet accreditation benchmarks but have significantly improved their pass rates, are within specified ranges of benchmarks, or have demonstrated significant growth for the majority of their students. The Board shall implement such regulations no later than the 2016-2017 school year.

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Title

Public schools; accreditation ratings.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (84-Y 12-N) (Y: 85 N: 13 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-11 - House - House: Reported from Education (20-Y 2-N) (Y: 21 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0150)
2015-03-16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 150 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-02-23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-02-23SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/15
2015-02-20SenateSigned by President
2015-02-17HouseSigned by Speaker
2015-02-17SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1320ER)
2015-02-17SenateEnrolled
2015-02-13HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (84-Y 12-N)
2015-02-13HousePassed House (84-Y 12-N)
2015-02-13HouseRead third time
2015-02-12HouseRead second time
2015-02-11HouseReported from Education (20-Y 2-N)
2015-02-06HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2015-02-06HouseRead first time
2015-02-06HousePlaced on Calendar
2015-02-03SenateRead third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-02SenateRead second time and engrossed
2015-01-30SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-01-29SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2015-01-20SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
2015-01-14SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2015-01-14SenatePresented and ordered printed 15101389D

Same As/Similar To

HB1873 (Same As) 2015-03-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0324)

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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