VA SB880 | 2020 | Regular Session

Virginia Senate Bill 880 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0952)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

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. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

Title

School counselors; minimum staffing ratio, effective clause.

Roll Calls

2020-03-08 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (81-Y 14-N) (Y: 81 N: 14 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (7-Y 31-N) (Y: 7 N: 31 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (80-Y 17-N) (Y: 80 N: 17 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (18-Y 4-N) (Y: 18 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-17 - House - House: Reported from Education with amendment (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (11-Y 2-N) (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-09		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0952)
2020-04-09		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 952 (effective - see bill)
2020-03-20		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-20	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-18	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-18	Senate	Enrolled
2020-03-18	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB880ER)
2020-03-08	House	VOTE: Adoption (81-Y 14-N)
2020-03-08	House	Conference report agreed to by House (81-Y 14-N)
2020-03-07	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-03-05		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2020-03-05	House	Delegates: McQuinn, Mugler, Brewer
2020-03-05	House	Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-03	Senate	Senators: Locke, Hashmi, Newman
2020-03-03	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-03	Senate	Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
2020-03-02	House	House requested conference committee
2020-03-02	House	House insisted on substitute
2020-02-28	Senate	House substitute rejected by Senate (7-Y 31-N)
2020-02-26	House	Passed House with substitute (80-Y 17-N)
2020-02-26	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB880H1
2020-02-26	House	Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 20108566D-H1
2020-02-26	House	Committee on Education aamendment rejected
2020-02-26	House	Read third time
2020-02-26	House	VOTE: Passage (80-Y 17-N)
2020-02-25	House	Read second time
2020-02-21	House	Committee substitute printed 20108566D-H1
2020-02-21	House	Reported from Appropriations with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
2020-02-19	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17	House	Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
2020-02-17	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2020-02-17	House	Reported from Education with amendment (21-Y 1-N)
2020-02-14	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2020-02-14	House	Read first time
2020-02-14	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-11	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Printed as engrossed 20102837D-E
2020-02-11	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB880E
2020-02-11	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2020-02-11	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2020-02-11	Senate	Read second time
2020-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10	Senate	Reconsidered by Finance and Appropriations
2020-02-06	Senate	Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-30	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-01-30	Senate	Reported from Education and Health (11-Y 2-N)
2020-01-20	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Public Education
2020-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2020-01-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102837D

Code Citations

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

Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB880
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB880+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB880E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB880H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB880ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0952+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S04V0084+SB0880
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Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1484+SB0880
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1243SB0880+SB0880
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1431SB0880+SB0880
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1784SB0880+SB0880
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