Virginia Senate Bill 1334 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-22 - Left in Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Board of Education; Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting participant code of ethics; development. Directs the Department of Education (the Department) to convene a work group to provide recommendations for the development of a code of ethics relating to effective collaboration at Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings among school staff, parents, students, and any other participants with expertise or knowledge of the student. The bill requires the work group to include (i) a facilitator with knowledge and expertise in the scope and mission of the IEP; (ii) the director of the disAbility Law Center or his designee; (iii) representatives from (a) the Legal Aid Justice Center, (b) the Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC), (c) the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPPA), (d) the Virginia School Counselor Association, (e) the Arc of Virginia or the Virginia Down Syndrome Association, (f) ChildSavers or Communities in Schools of Virginia, (g) community service boards, and (h) the Department; (iv) three representatives from the Virginia Council of Administrators of Special Education; (v) four parents, guardians, or caregivers of children with IEPs, with attention to families of color, families for whom English is not the primary language, and families who are economically disadvantaged; (vi) an independent parent advocate; and (vii) one division superintendent. The bill requires the work group to submit its recommendations to the Department by November 30, 2023. Board of Education; Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting participant code of ethics; development. Directs the Department of Education (the Department) to convene a work group to provide recommendations for the development of a code of ethics relating to effective collaboration at Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings among school staff, parents, students, and any other participants with expertise or knowledge of the student. The bill requires the work group to include (i) a facilitator with knowledge and expertise in the scope and mission of the IEP; (ii) the director of the disAbility Law Center or his designee; (iii) representatives from (a) the Legal Aid Justice Center, (b) the Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC), (c) the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPPA), (d) the Virginia School Counselor Association, (e) the Arc of Virginia or the Virginia Down Syndrome Association, (f) ChildSavers or Communities in Schools of Virginia, (g) community service boards, and (h) the Department; (iv) three representatives from the Virginia Council of Administrators of Special Education; (v) four parents, guardians, or caregivers of children with IEPs, with attention to families of color, families for whom English is not the primary language, and families who are economically disadvantaged; (vi) an independent parent advocate; and (vii) one division superintendent. The bill requires the work group to submit its recommendations to the Department by November 30, 2023.

Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting participant code of ethics; development, enforcement.

Sen. Ghazala Hashmi [D]

2023-02-13 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) (Y: 23 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Rules (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-22	House	Left in Rules
2023-02-13	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N)
2023-02-10	House	Assigned Rules sub: Studies
2023-02-10	House	Referred to Committee on Rules
2023-02-10	House	Read first time
2023-02-10	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-02-07	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
2023-02-06	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1334S1
2023-02-06	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 23106197D-S1
2023-02-06	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-06	Senate	Read second time
2023-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2023-02-02	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23106197D-S1
2023-02-02	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
2023-01-25	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Public Education
2023-01-20	Senate	Rereferred to Education and Health
2023-01-20	Senate	Rereferred from Rules (13-Y 0-N)
2023-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rules
2023-01-11	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103861D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1334
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1334+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1334S1+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105573D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106197D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1334FS1122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S10V0016+SB1334
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S04V0169+SB1334
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0241SB1334+SB1334
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0337SB1334+SB1334
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H2001V0032+SB1334