Virginia House Bill 2053 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-2)
Status: Vetoed on May 3 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-03 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

School boards; staffing ratios; guidance counselors. Changes the name of guidance counselors to school counselors and requires school boards to employ school counselors in accordance with the following ratios: in elementary schools, one hour per day per 91 students, one full-time at 455 students, one hour per day additional time per 91 students or major fraction thereof; in middle schools, one period per 74 students, one full-time at 370 students, one additional period per 74 students or major fraction thereof; and in high schools, one period per 65 students, one full-time at 325 students, one additional period per 65 students or major fraction thereof. Additionally, the bill provides that notwithstanding any act of the 2019 Regular Session of the General Assembly the ratio of school counselors to students shall be as provided for in the appropriation act. School boards; staffing ratios; guidance counselors. Changes the name of guidance counselors to school counselors and requires school boards to employ school counselors in accordance with the following ratios: in elementary schools, one hour per day per 91 students, one full-time at 455 students, one hour per day additional time per 91 students or major fraction thereof; in middle schools, one period per 74 students, one full-time at 370 students, one additional period per 74 students or major fraction thereof; and in high schools, one period per 65 students, one full-time at 325 students, one additional period per 65 students or major fraction thereof. Additionally, the bill provides that notwithstanding any act of the 2019 Regular Session of the General Assembly the ratio of school counselors to students shall be as provided for in the appropriation act.

School boards; staffing ratios, guidance counselors.

Del. Delores McQuinn [D]	Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]	Del. Christopher Peace [R]	Del. Dawn Adams [D]
Sen. Lamont Bagby [D]	Del. Jeffrey Bourne [D]	Del. Betsy Carr [D]	Del. Eileen Filler-Corn [D]
Del. Wendy Gooditis [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Mark Keam [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]
Del. Steven Landes [R]	Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]	Del. Michael Mullin [D]
Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Debra Rodman [D]	Del. Mark Sickles [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]
Del. Roslyn Tyler [D]	Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg [D]	Del. Vivian Watts [D]

2019-04-03 - Senate - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (16-Y 22-N) (Y: 16 N: 22 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-04-03 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N) (Y: 0 N: 97 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N) (Y: 8 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-03		Governor: Vetoed by Governor
2019-04-03		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 3, 2019
2019-04-03	House	Communicated to Governor
2019-04-03	Senate	Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (16-Y 22-N)
2019-04-03	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2019-04-03	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
2019-04-03	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
2019-04-03	House	Placed on Calendar
2019-03-25	House	Governor's recommendation received by House
2019-03-11		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
2019-03-11	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019
2019-03-09	Senate	Signed by President
2019-03-07	House	Signed by Speaker
2019-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2053ER)
2019-03-07	House	Enrolled
2019-02-23	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-23	House	Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-23	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-23	House	Conference substitute printed 19107678D-H2
2019-02-23		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2019-02-21	Senate	Senators: Peake, Chase, Dance
2019-02-21	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2019-02-21	House	Delegates: McQuinn, Jones, S.C., Landes
2019-02-21	House	Conferees appointed by House
2019-02-21	House	House acceded to request
2019-02-21	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2019-02-21	Senate	Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-21	House	VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
2019-02-21	House	Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 97-N)
2019-02-21	House	Placed on Calendar
2019-02-20	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-20	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2019-02-20	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2019-02-20	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2019-02-20	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2019-02-20	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2019-02-20	Senate	Read third time
2019-02-19	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-18	Senate	Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2019-02-14	Senate	Rereferred to Finance
2019-02-14	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with amendment (14-Y 1-N)
2019-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2019-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2019-02-05	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-04	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2053H1
2019-02-04	House	Committee substitute agreed to 19105937D-H1
2019-02-04	House	Read second time
2019-02-03	House	Read first time
2019-02-01	House	Committee substitute printed 19105937D-H1
2019-02-01	House	Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2019-01-30	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
2019-01-28	House	Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
2019-01-28	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2019-01-28	House	Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
2019-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2019-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N)
2019-01-11	House	Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #2
2019-01-07	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2019-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102240D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	227.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	253.13:10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	253.13:2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	290.01	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2053
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2053+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2053H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2053H2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2053ER+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H0902V0011+HB2053
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H09V0057+HB2053
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H0203V0023+HB2053
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H02V0051+HB2053
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2365+HB2053
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S04V0239+HB2053
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S05V0398+HB2053
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0834HB2053+HB2053
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0899HB2053+HB2053
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV3210+HB2053
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0979HB2053+HB2053
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV1098HB2053+HB2053
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV3329+HB2053
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV3381+HB2053
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV1185HB2053+HB2053