VA SB238 | 2020 | Regular Session

Virginia Senate Bill 238 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0582)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Public schools; kindergarten instructional time. Increases from 540 hours to 990 hours the minimum instructional hours in a school year for students in kindergarten, beginning July 1, 2022. The bill directs the Board of Education to adopt regulations by July 1, 2022, establishing standards for accreditation that include a requirement that the standard school day for students in kindergarten average at least 5.5 instructional hours in order to qualify for full accreditation.

Title

Public schools; increases kindergarten instructional time.

Roll Calls

2020-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (94-Y 6-N) (Y: 94 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - House - House: Reported from Education (18-Y 4-N) (Y: 18 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-14 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 6-N) (Y: 32 N: 6 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 2-N 1-A) (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-31		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0582)
2020-03-31		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 582 (effective - see bill)
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-05	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-05	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-04	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB238ER)
2020-03-04	Senate	Enrolled
2020-02-27	House	VOTE: Passage (94-Y 6-N)
2020-02-27	House	Passed House (94-Y 6-N)
2020-02-27	House	Read third time
2020-02-26	House	Read second time
2020-02-24	House	Reported from Education (18-Y 4-N)
2020-02-24	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2020-02-18	House	Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
2020-02-18	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2020-02-18	House	Read first time
2020-02-18	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-01-14	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 6-N)
2020-01-13	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2020-01-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-01-09	Senate	Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
2020-01-02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2020-01-02	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103301D

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	253.13:2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	79.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB238
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB238+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB238ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0582+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S04V0008+SB0238
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0033SB0238+SB0238
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0903V0061+SB0238
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H09V0240+SB0238
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1575+SB0238
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0021SB0238+SB0238