VA SB982 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 27 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0702)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Graduation requirements; local alternative paths to standard units of credit. Requires the Board of Education, in establishing course and credit requirements for a high school diploma, to permit local school divisions to waive the requirement for students to receive 140 clock hours of instruction to earn a standard unit of credit upon providing the Board with satisfactory proof, based on Board guidelines, that the students for whom such requirements are waived have learned the content and skills included in the relevant Standards of Learning.

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Title

Graduation requirements; local alternative paths to standard units of credit.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-24 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-20 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 2-N) (Y: 96 N: 2 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-18 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (19-Y 3-N) (Y: 20 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-27 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0702)
2015-03-27 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 702 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-03-04 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-03-04SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/4/15
2015-02-27SenateSigned by President
2015-02-27HouseSigned by Speaker
2015-02-27SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB982ER)
2015-02-27SenateEnrolled
2015-02-24SenateTitle replaced 15105199D-H1
2015-02-24SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2015-02-20HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 2-N)
2015-02-20HousePassed House with substitute (94-Y 2-N)
2015-02-20HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute SB982H1
2015-02-20HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 15105199D-H1
2015-02-20HouseRead third time
2015-02-19HouseRead second time
2015-02-18HouseCommittee substitute printed 15105199D-H1
2015-02-18HouseReported from Education with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
2015-02-17HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
2015-02-11HouseAssigned Education sub: Education Reform
2015-02-06HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2015-02-06HouseRead first time
2015-02-06HousePlaced on Calendar
2015-02-03SenateRead third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-02SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB982S1
2015-02-02SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 15104504D-S1
2015-02-02SenateReading of substitute waived
2015-02-02SenateRead second time
2015-01-30SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-01-29SenateCommittee substitute printed 15104504D-S1
2015-01-29SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2015-01-14SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
2015-01-11SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2015-01-11SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101034D

Same As/Similar To

HB1675 (Same As) 2015-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0701)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221253.13:4(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+SB982
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB982+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB982S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB982H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB982ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0702+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S04V0077+SB0982
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0178SB0982+SB0982
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0206SB0982+SB0982
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H0903V0058+SB0982
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H09V0183+SB0982
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2566+SB0982
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0762SB0982+SB0982

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