VA HB1063 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-16)
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2012 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-01 - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (6-Y 9-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

School calendar. Makes local school boards responsible for setting the school calendar and determining the opening of the school year and eliminates the post-Labor Day opening requirement and "good cause" scenarios for which the Board of Education may grant waivers of this requirement.

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Title

School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening of school year.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (6-Y 9-N) (Y: 6 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 23-N) (Y: 78 N: 23 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Education (17-Y 4-N) (Y: 18 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-01 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (6-Y 9-N)
2012-02-03 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2012-02-03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2012-02-02 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 23-N)
2012-02-02 House: Read third time and passed House (76-Y 23-N)
2012-02-01 House: Engrossed by House
2012-02-01 House: Pending question ordered
2012-02-01 House: Amendment by Delegate Marshall, R.G. rejected
2012-02-01 House: Read second time
2012-01-31 House: Read first time
2012-01-30 House: Reported from Education (17-Y 4-N)
2012-01-26 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
2012-01-18 House: Assigned Education sub: Teachers and Admin. Action
2012-01-11 House: Referred to Committee on Education
2012-01-11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101695D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
22126(n/a)See Bill Text
221296(n/a)See Bill Text
22179.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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