VA SB238 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0582)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0582)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Public schools; kindergarten instructional time. Increases from 540 hours to 990 hours the minimum instructional hours in a school year for students in kindergarten, beginning July 1, 2022. The bill directs the Board of Education to adopt regulations by July 1, 2022, establishing standards for accreditation that include a requirement that the standard school day for students in kindergarten average at least 5.5 instructional hours in order to qualify for full accreditation.
Title
Public schools; increases kindergarten instructional time.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (94-Y 6-N) (Y: 94 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - House - House: Reported from Education (18-Y 4-N) (Y: 18 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-14 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 6-N) (Y: 32 N: 6 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 2-N 1-A) (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - House - House: Reported from Education (18-Y 4-N) (Y: 18 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-14 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 6-N) (Y: 32 N: 6 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 2-N 1-A) (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-31 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0582) | |
| 2020-03-31 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 582 (effective - see bill) | |
| 2020-03-12 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 | |
| 2020-03-12 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
| 2020-03-05 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2020-03-05 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2020-03-04 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB238ER) |
| 2020-03-04 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2020-02-27 | House | VOTE: Passage (94-Y 6-N) |
| 2020-02-27 | House | Passed House (94-Y 6-N) |
| 2020-02-27 | House | Read third time |
| 2020-02-26 | House | Read second time |
| 2020-02-24 | House | Reported from Education (18-Y 4-N) |
| 2020-02-24 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Read first time |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2020-01-14 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 6-N) |
| 2020-01-13 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2020-01-10 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-01-09 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 2-N 1-A) |
| 2020-01-02 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2020-01-02 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103301D |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | 253.13:2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 22 | 1 | 79.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
