Virginia Senate Bill 715 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 21 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-21 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0814)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Teacher training; civics education. Requires the Board of Education to promulgate regulations to require (i) all education preparation programs for teachers in history and social sciences, elementary education K-6, and middle education 6-8 to include local government and civics instruction specific to Virginia and (ii) any teacher seeking renewal of a license with an endorsement in history and social sciences, elementary education K-6, or middle education 6-8 to undertake study of the structures, function, and powers of state and local government of Virginia and the importance of citizen participation in the political process in state and local government of Virginia.

Civics education; teachers training to include local government and civics specific to State.

Sen. John Petersen [D]

2010-04-21 - House - House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-04-21 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-09 - Senate - Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-03 - House - House: Reported from Education with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-21		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0814)
2010-04-21		House: Enacted, Chapter 814 (effective 7/1/11)
2010-04-21		Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
2010-04-21		House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2010-04-21		Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB715ER2)
2010-04-21		House: Reenrolled
2010-04-21		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2010-04-21		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
2010-04-21		House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N)
2010-04-21		Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
2010-04-20		Senate: Placed on Calendar
2010-04-13		Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2010-03-15		Senate: Signed by President
2010-03-14		House: Signed by Speaker
2010-03-13		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB715ER)
2010-03-13		Senate: Enrolled
2010-03-09		Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
2010-03-05		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2010-03-05		House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2010-03-05		House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
2010-03-05		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2010-03-05		House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2010-03-05		House: Engrossed by House as amended
2010-03-05		House: Committee amendments agreed to
2010-03-05		House: Read third time
2010-03-04		House: Read second time
2010-03-03		House: Reported from Education with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
2010-02-25		House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
2010-02-24		House: Assigned Education sub: #3 Teachers and Admin. Action
2010-02-16		House: Referred to Committee on Education
2010-02-16		House: Read first time
2010-02-16		House: Placed on Calendar
2010-02-10		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2010-02-09		Senate: Read second time and engrossed
2010-02-08		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2010-02-04		Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2010-02-01		Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
2010-01-22		Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2010-01-22		Senate: Presented and ordered printed 10104054D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+sum+SB715
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+SB715+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+SB715ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+SB715ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0814+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+S04V0065+SB0715
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0218SB0715+SB0715
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0245SB0715+SB0715
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+H0903V0039+SB0715
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+H09V0096+SB0715
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+HV1283+SB0715
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+HV1297+SB0715
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0726SB0715+SB0715
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0980SB0715+SB0715
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+HV1864+SB0715