VA SB1380 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-02-02 - Incorporated by Education and Health
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Regional school boards; full-time virtual school programs. Requires the establishment of eight regional school boards composed of one member of each local school board that governs each local school division in each of the eight superintendent's regions in the Commonwealth and requires each such regional school board to enter into a contract with at least one approved multidivision online provider to operate a full-time virtual school program for students enrolled in each local school division in such region. The bill contains provisions relating to student eligibility, educational standards, and funding for such full-time virtual school programs. The bill requires each local school board to make the option to participate in a full-time online learning program or full-time virtual school program available to at least two percent of students enrolled in the local school division and permits school boards to satisfy such requirement by providing the option to participate in the full-time virtual school program offered by the relevant regional school board.

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Title

Regional school boards; full-time virtual school programs.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Education and Health (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-02SenateIncorporated by Education and Health
2017-01-11SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2017-01-11SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103628D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221212.23(n/a)See Bill Text
221212.24(n/a)See Bill Text
221212.25(n/a)See Bill Text
221212.27(n/a)See Bill Text
221212.28(n/a)See Bill Text
221212.32(n/a)See Bill Text
221253.13:1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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