Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 308 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 26 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Rules by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Study; JLARC; impact of COVID-19 on Virginia's public schools, students, and school employees; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the impact of COVID-19 on Virginia's public schools, students, and school employees, including (i) examining and determining reasons for barriers to student success in virtual and hybrid models as well as the overall impact of COVID-19 face-to-face learning restrictions on previously existing student achievement gaps, student achievement, and student well-being, including any disproportionate impact on at-risk populations; (ii) determining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on staffing levels, including the impact of teacher and school employee retirements and resignations on delivery of instruction and the ability of local school boards to fully staff their needs, employment levels, and local budgets; (iii) determining the short-term and projected long-term changes in student enrollment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of such changes on funding levels; (iv) determining the impact of implementing COVID-19 health and safety measures in public schools; (v) evaluating public schools' level of emergency preparedness to face another pandemic or statewide crisis and making recommendations to help guide planning for such events and (vi) examining programs that can address learning loss and identifying barriers to implementing those programs, including resource gaps. Study; JLARC; impact of COVID-19 on Virginia's public schools, students, and school employees; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the impact of COVID-19 on Virginia's public schools, students, and school employees, including (i) examining and determining reasons for barriers to student success in virtual and hybrid models as well as the overall impact of COVID-19 face-to-face learning restrictions on previously existing student achievement gaps, student achievement, and student well-being, including any disproportionate impact on at-risk populations; (ii) determining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on staffing levels, including the impact of teacher and school employee retirements and resignations on delivery of instruction and the ability of local school boards to fully staff their needs, employment levels, and local budgets; (iii) determining the short-term and projected long-term changes in student enrollment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of such changes on funding levels; (iv) determining the impact of implementing COVID-19 health and safety measures in public schools; (v) evaluating public schools' level of emergency preparedness to face another pandemic or statewide crisis and making recommendations to help guide planning for such events and (vi) examining programs that can address learning loss and identifying barriers to implementing those programs, including resource gaps.

COVID-19; JLARC to study the impact on Virginia's public schools, students, and school employees.

Sen. Louise Lucas [D]	Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]	Sen. John Bell [D]	Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]
Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]	Sen. Monty Mason [D]

2021-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reading waived (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Rules by voice vote
2021-02-02	House	Referred to Committee on Rules
2021-02-02	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-01-27	Senate	Read third time and agreed to by Senate by voice vote
2021-01-26	Senate	Printed as engrossed 21102905D-E
2021-01-26	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SJ308E
2021-01-26	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2021-01-26	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2021-01-26	Senate	Read second time
2021-01-25	Senate	Reading waived (38-Y 0-N)
2021-01-22	Senate	Reported from Rules with amendments by voice vote
2021-01-15	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rules
2021-01-15	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 21102905D

SJR308 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Rules by voice vote

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+SJ308
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SJ308+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SJ308E+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+amd+SJ308AS
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21103574A.pdf
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0105SJ0308+SJ0308