VA SB368 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on March 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0588)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Education preparation programs; reading specialists; dyslexia. Requires each education preparation program offered by a public institution of higher education or private institution of higher education that leads to a degree, concentration, or certificate for reading specialists to include a program of coursework or other training in the identification of and the appropriate interventions, accommodations, and teaching techniques for students with dyslexia or a related disorder. The bill requires such programs to (i) include coursework in the constructs and pedagogy underlying remediation of reading, spelling, and writing and (ii) require reading specialists to demonstrate mastery of an evidence-based, structured literacy instructional approach that includes explicit, systematic, sequential, and cumulative instruction. This bill is identical to HB 1265.

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Title

Education preparation programs; reading specialists, dyslexia.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-03-06 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-06 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-06 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N) (Y: 1 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2018-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-03-30 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0588)
2018-03-30 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 588 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-03-16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
2018-03-16SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 16, 2018
2018-03-10SenateSigned by President
2018-03-08HouseSigned by Speaker
2018-03-08SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB368ER)
2018-03-08SenateEnrolled
2018-03-06SenateTitle replaced 18107508D-H1
2018-03-06SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-03-06SenateReconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-03-06SenateHouse substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
2018-03-05HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2018-03-05HousePassed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2018-03-05HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute SB368H1
2018-03-05HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 18107508D-H1
2018-03-05HouseRead third time
2018-03-02HouseRead second time
2018-02-28HouseCommittee substitute printed 18107508D-H1
2018-02-28HouseReported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2018-02-26HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2018-02-20HouseAssigned Education sub: Subcommittee #3
2018-02-08HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2018-02-08HouseRead first time
2018-02-08HousePlaced on Calendar
2018-02-06SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-05SenateRead second time and engrossed
2018-02-02SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2018-02-01SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2018-01-24SenateAssigned Education sub: Higher Education
2018-01-09SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2018-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103163D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
231902(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB368
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB368+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB368H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB368ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0588+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S04V0102+SB0368
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0263SB0368+SB0368
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0295SB0368+SB0368
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H0903V0048+SB0368
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H09V0171+SB0368
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV1260+SB0368
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0949SB0368+SB0368
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0970SB0368+SB0368
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0971SB0368+SB0368

Bill Comments

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