VA SB325 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 20 2014 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-04 - Left in Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Standards of Quality; waivers from third grade Standards of Learning assessments in certain scenarios. Allows a public elementary school that had an adjusted pass rate of less than 75 percent on the third grade Standards of Learning reading assessment administered during the previous school year to apply to the Board of Education for a two-year waiver from the science or history and social science Standards of Learning assessment requirement, or both, for third grade students. Elementary schools that apply for a two-year waiver must satisfy certain conditions to be granted the waiver. The bill contains an expiration date of July 1, 2016.

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Title

Standards of Quality; waivers from third grade SOL assessments in certain scenarios.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2014-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 5-N) (Y: 33 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-03-04HouseLeft in Education
2014-02-25HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2014-02-07HouseAssigned Education sub: Education Reform
2014-01-24HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2014-01-24HouseRead first time
2014-01-24HousePlaced on Calendar
2014-01-21SenateRead third time and passed Senate (33-Y 5-N)
2014-01-20SenateRead second time and engrossed
2014-01-17SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2014-01-16SenateReported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
2014-01-08SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
2014-01-06SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2014-01-06SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100769D

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