Virginia House Bill 1508 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0953)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Minimum staffing ratio for school counselors. Requires local school boards to employ school counselors in accordance with the following ratios, effective with the 2020-2021 school year: in elementary schools, one hour per day per 75 students, one full-time equivalent at 375 students, one hour per day additional time per 75 students or major fraction thereof; in middle schools, one period per 65 students, one full-time equivalent at 325 students, one additional period per 65 students or major fraction thereof; and in high schools, one period per 60 students, one full-time equivalent at 300 students, one additional period per 60 students or major fraction thereof. The bill also requires local school boards to employ one full-time equivalent school counselor position per 325 students in grades kindergarten through 12, effective with the 2021-2022 school year.

School counselors; minimum staffing ratio.

Del. Delores McQuinn [D]	Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]	Del. Mark Keam [D]	Del. Betsy Carr [D]
Del. Karrie Delaney [D]	Del. Wendy Gooditis [D]	Del. Nancy Guy [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]
Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]	Del. Martha Mugler [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D]
Del. Shelly Simonds [D]	Sen. Suhas Subramanyam [D]	Del. Rodney Willett [D]

2020-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Committee amendment reconsidered (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (13-Y 1-N) (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (83-Y 16-N) (Y: 83 N: 16 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment (18-Y 3-N) (Y: 18 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment (18-Y 3-N) (Y: 18 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-09		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0953)
2020-04-09		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 953 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-17		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-17	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
2020-03-12	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-12	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-12	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1508ER)
2020-03-12	House	Enrolled
2020-03-05	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-03-05	Senate	Committee amendment rejected
2020-03-05	Senate	Committee amendment reconsidered (39-Y 0-N)
2020-03-05	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2020-03-05	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2020-03-05	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2020-03-05	Senate	Read third time
2020-03-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-03-02	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N)
2020-02-27	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-02-27	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with amendment (13-Y 1-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2020-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-10	House	VOTE: Passage (83-Y 16-N)
2020-02-10	House	Read third time and passed House (83-Y 16-N)
2020-02-07	House	Printed as engrossed 20106811D-EH1
2020-02-07	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1508EH1
2020-02-07	House	Committee on Appropriations amendment agreed to
2020-02-07	House	Committee on Education substitute agreed to 20106811D-H1
2020-02-07	House	Read second time
2020-02-06	House	Read first time
2020-02-05	House	Reported from Appropriations with amendment (18-Y 3-N)
2020-02-05	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (7-Y 0-N)
2020-01-30	House	Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
2020-01-29	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2020-01-29	House	Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2020-01-29	House	Incorporates HB398 (Keam)
2020-01-29	House	Committee substitute printed 20106811D-H1
2020-01-27	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2020-01-27	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2020-01-15	House	Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
2020-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2020-01-08	House	Presented and ordered printed 20102840D

HB398 (Similar To) 2020-01-29 - Incorporated by Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	253.13:2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1508
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1508+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1508H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1508EH1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1508ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0953+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0903V0020+HB1508
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H09V0060+HB1508
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0203V0022+HB1508
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H02V0152+HB1508
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H02V0205+HB1508
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0680+HB1508
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S04V0326+HB1508
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S05V0487+HB1508
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1529HB1508+HB1508
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1613HB1508+HB1508
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1614HB1508+HB1508