General Assembly Legislative Session - Year 2009

Tracking Report (Bills) - May 12, 2009


Bills Committee Last action Date
HB 1602 - Poisson - School divisions, local; must employ one teacher who has board certification as behavior analyst. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/10/09
HB 1603 - Poisson - Schools, middle and secondary; requires local school boards to establish uniform grading policy. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/10/09
HB 1624 - Englin - Code of student conduct; bullying, harassment, etc., for Bd. of Ed. to include in model policy. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0431) 03/27/09
HB 1679 - Orrock - Child abuse and neglect data; school board applicants. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0058) 02/25/09
HB 1700 - Lohr - Statewide uniform grading policy; Board of Education to establish. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/10/09
HB 1727 - Cole - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; created, report. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0187) 03/27/09
HB 1746 - Pogge - Family life education; adds benefits, etc., of marriage for men, etc., to list of topics covered. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0437) 03/27/09
HB 1764 - Ingram - Battery of teacher, principal, etc.; increases mandatory minimum term of person convicted thereof. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice (H) Left in Courts of Justice 02/10/09
HB 1767 - Dance - Honorary diplomas; requires Board of Education award to certain veterans of Vietnam War. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0066) 02/25/09
HB 1789 - Hull - Family life education; instruction on all topics must be both medically accurate & age appropriate. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/10/09
HB 1794 - Brink - Suspension; sufficient cause necessary to suspend student cannot rest solely on instance of truancy. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0070) 02/25/09
HB 1800 - Loupassi - School divisions, local; requires 65% of each education dollar to be spent in classroom, report. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/10/09
HB 1822 - Johnson - Handguns; exempts permit holders from prohibition against carrying onto school property. (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety (H) Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/10/09
HB 1825 - Fralin - Accreditation status; requires Board to publish annually for each school by August 1. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/10/09
HB 1826 - Fralin - Driver's licenses; suspension thereof for minor who has 10 or more unexcused absences from school. (H) Committee on Transportation

(S) Committee on Transportation
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0439) 03/27/09
HB 1836 - Toscano - Pesticides; schools shall permit immediate application thereof to eradicate pest infestations. (H) Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0440) 03/27/09
HB 1844 - Lingamfelter - Charter school, public; applicant of governing body, etc. to disclose interests during charter term. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0441) 03/27/09
HB 1911 - BaCote - Retirement System; retirees may be hired as teachers without interrupting retirement benefits. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Left in Appropriations 02/10/09
HB 1922 - Tata - Civics Education, Commission on; move from executive to legislative branch, may seek other funding. (H) Committee on Education (H) Stricken from docket by Education 01/19/09
HB 1923 - Tata - Textbooks; local school boards may assess reasonable fee or charge for loss or damage to. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0081) 02/25/09
HB 1940 - Peace - Open Education Resource Center Grant Fund; established, development of two-year pilot project. (H) Committee on Science and Technology

(S) Committee on Finance
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0448) 03/27/09
HB 1941 - Peace - Patent and copyright policies; requires Secretaries of Administration and Technology to establish. (H) Committee on Science and Technology

(S) Committee on General Laws and Technology
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0791) 04/08/09
HB 1942 - Peace - Single-sex education; clarifies manner school boards may establish program in school division. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0084) 02/25/09
HB 1945 - Peace - Regional alternative education programs; certain students may be administratively assigned thereto. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0792) 04/08/09
HB 1953 - Mathieson - Guidelines on recycling and waste reduction activities; requires Board of Education to establish. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/10/09
HB 1965 - Saxman - Public/Private Education Investment Tax Credit; created for business entities making contributions. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance
(S) Passed by indefinitely in Finance (10-Y 4-N 1-A) 02/17/09
HB 1976 - Ware, R.L. - Income tax, state; school supply expense tax credit for public, private, or home schooled students. (H) Committee on Finance (H) Left in Finance 02/10/09
HB 1980 - McClellan - Family life education; right of parents to review certain materials. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0451) 03/27/09
HB 1985 - O'Bannon - Autism Tuition Assistance Grant Program; established. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Incorporated by Appropriations (HB2104-Janis) 02/04/09
HB 2018 - Rust - School Construction Revolving Fund; created. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance
(S) Left in Finance 02/23/09
HB 2063 - Hamilton - Triennial census of school population; sales and use tax distribution. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance
(S) Left in Finance (16-Y 0-N) 02/19/09
HB 2069 - Tata - Retirement System; health insurance credits for retired teachers. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0023) 02/23/09
HB 2070 - Scott, E.T. - Classroom placement of twins or multiples; school board to develop policies to allow parental input. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0195) 03/27/09
HB 2089 - Fralin - School boards, local; grievance procedure. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0459) 03/27/09
HB 2090 - Fralin - School calendar; adds to good cause circumstances for which school divisions may be granted waiver. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/10/09
HB 2093 - Pollard - Composite index, local; adjustment for state share of basic aid for certain school divisions. (H) Committee on Education (H) Passed by in Education with letter 01/28/09
HB 2104 - Janis - Students with Disabilities Tuition Assistance Grant Program; created. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(S) Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (4-Y 10-N 1-A) 02/19/09
HB 2112 - Spruill - Financial literacy education; school board to implement objectives in middle and high schools. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0802) 04/08/09
HB 2132 - Miller, J.H. - Workforce housing; locality may offer housing assistance grants to school division personnel. (H) Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

(S) Committee on Local Government
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0198) 03/27/09
HB 2139 - Miller, J.H. - Retirement System; retirees hired as school board security personnel without benefit interuption. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Left in Appropriations 02/10/09
HB 2140 - Miller, J.H. - Learner's permits; DMV to refuse application for minor who has had more than 5 unexcused absenses. (H) Committee on Transportation (H) Left in Transportation 02/10/09
HB 2143 - Nutter - Retirement System; purchase of prior service credit by teachers. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Left in Appropriations 02/10/09
HB 2146 - Nutter - Retirement System; adds school board members to membership. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Left in Appropriations 02/10/09
HB 2151 - Rust - Retention of energy savings; school boards required to prepare approved energy conservation. (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor (H) Left in Commerce and Labor 02/10/09
HB 2166 - Lohr - Schools; delayed implementation of certain statutes, etc. upon which accreditation is based. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0463) 03/27/09
HB 2198 - Watts - Standards of Quality; apportionment of state & local share for costs of giving educational programs. (H) Committee on Education (H) Passed by in Education with letter 01/28/09
HB 2204 - Frederick - Instructional spending in classroom; local school division to allocate 65% of operating budget. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/10/09
HB 2224 - Knight - Braille; certification of instructors. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0202) 03/27/09
HB 2269 - Poindexter - Expenditures; annual report thereof provided by school board to be made available to public. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0104) 02/25/09
HB 2304 - Griffith - Special education; 180 days to appeal due process hearing decisions. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0468) 03/27/09
HB 2330 - Athey - Retail Sales and Use Tax exemption; exemption for certain nonprofit entities. (H) Committee on Finance

(S) Committee on Finance
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0106) 02/25/09
HB 2333 - Amundson - P-16 Education Council; makes permanent advisory council within executive branch. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Left in Appropriations 02/10/09
HB 2335 - Amundson - Standards of Quality; state average teacher salary not be less than national average. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Left in Appropriations 02/10/09
HB 2341 - Amundson - Suspension of a student, short-term; pending principal, etc., decision on alternative education. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0208) 03/27/09
HB 2344 - Amundson - Benchmarks for student reading achievement; Board of Education to establish in grades 6-12. (H) Committee on Education (H) Tabled in Education 02/04/09
HB 2353 - Landes - School for Deaf and Blind; re-establishes Board of Visitors thereof. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0210) 03/27/09
HB 2354 - Landes - Suspension of mandates; requires Governor to temporarily suspend on locality facing fiscal stress. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance
(S) Failed to report (defeated) in Finance (2-Y 11-N) 02/19/09
HB 2361 - Gilbert - Sex offender registration; juveniles adjudicated delinquent of sexually violent offense to register. (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety (H) Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety 02/10/09
HB 2406 - Bulova - School records; may be received as evidence in cases involving custody of students, etc. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0212) 03/27/09
HB 2409 - Hall - Holocaust education; Board of Education to establish objectives therefor. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0474) 03/27/09
HB 2426 - May - Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; extends implementation of prohibition. (H) Committee on General Laws

(S) Committee on General Laws and Technology
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0867) 05/06/09
HB 2471 - Hugo - Freedom of Information Act; disclosure of names of teachers not required in response to request . (H) Committee on General Laws (H) Left in General Laws 02/10/09
HB 2474 - Hugo - Planning time for school teachers; Superintendent to ensure elementary school teachers are provided. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0482) 03/27/09
HB 2513 - Marsden - Mob violence; adds act of violence to listing of offenses reported by juvenile intake officer. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0385) 03/27/09
HB 2517 - Lohr - Standards of Learning; directs Board of Education provide option of industry certification, etc. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Finance
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0825) 04/08/09
HB 2530 - Marsden - Secondary school teachers; required to complete course on current structure & historic development. (H) Committee on Education (H) Passed by indefinitely in Education 02/04/09
HB 2537 - Toscano - Special education; definition of a parent to make decisions relating thereto. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0119) 02/25/09
HB 2552 - Crockett-Stark - Diploma requirements; Board of Education to include standard credit in economics & personal finance. (H) Committee on Education (H) Passed by in Education with letter 02/04/09
HB 2589 - Englin - Students; assessment of those limited English proficient. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0488) 03/27/09
HB 2605 - Hugo - Driver training programs; transfers to DMV responsibility therefor established for public schools. (H) Committee on Transportation (H) Tabled in Transportation 02/05/09
HB 2619 - Barlow - Transfer students; credits earned for online courses taken in Virtual Virginia program to transfer. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0490) 03/27/09
HB 2632 - Shannon - Health insurance; development of optional proposed program for school board, etc. (H) Committee on General Laws

(S) Committee on Finance
(S) Left in Finance 02/23/09
HB 2654 - Rust - Public Education Distribution; Governor, etc. to develop plan to lower maximum Composite Index rate. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Passed by in Appropriations with letter 02/04/09
HB 2656 - Ward - School for Deaf, Blind, and Multi-Disabled; Bd. of Ed., etc., hold in abeyance conveyance thereof. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0493) 03/27/09
SB 814 - Locke - Retirement System; changes formula for purchase of service by school division superintendents. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance
(H) Left in Appropriations 02/28/09
SB 827 - Smith - Family life education; adds benefits, etc., of marriage for men, etc., to list of topics covered. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0583) 03/27/09
SB 861 - Edwards - Children's Ombudsman, Office of; created, report. (H) Committee on General Laws

(S) Committee on Finance
(H) Left in General Laws 02/28/09
SB 902 - McDougle - Confidentiality of law-enforcement records; disclosures to school principal. (S) Committee for Courts of Justice (S) Left in Courts of Justice 02/11/09
SB 919 - Reynolds - Retirement System; retirees may be hired as teachers without interrupting retirement benefits. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0590) 03/27/09
SB 952 - Stuart - Dextromethorphan; sale of over-the-counter medicines containing thereof on school property. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice
(H) Left in Courts of Justice 02/24/09
SB 956 - Stosch - Autism Tuition Assistance Grant Program; established. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (10-Y 5-N) 01/29/09
SB 1016 - Edwards - P-16 Education Council; established as an advisory council within executive branch. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Rules
(H) Left in Appropriations 02/28/09
SB 1040 - Hanger - No Child Left Behind Act; prohibits Board of Education from complying with any provisions unfunded. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (6-Y 6-N) 02/05/09
SB 1072 - Martin - Prayer at public events; governmental agency shall have no authority to regulate religious content. (S) Committee for Courts of Justice (S) Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) 02/09/09
SB 1153 - McDougle - Public-Private Education Facilities & Infrastructure Act of 2002; definitions, review, report. (H) Committee on General Laws

(S) Committee on General Laws and Technology
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0762) 03/30/09
SB 1173 - Watkins - Open Education Resource Center Grant Fund; established, development of two-year pilot project. (H) Committee on Science and Technology

(S) Committee on Finance
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615) 03/27/09
SB 1174 - Watkins - Patent and copyright policies; requires Secretary of Administration to establish policies regarding. (H) Committee on Science and Technology

(S) Committee on General Laws and Technology
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0841) 04/08/09
SB 1218 - Obenshain - Juveniles; transmission of probation and parole reports to school superintendent. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0276) 03/27/09
SB 1221 - Obenshain - Businesses; tax credits for donations to nonprofit organizations providing educational funding. (S) Committee on Finance (S) Left in Finance 02/11/09
SB 1226 - Barker - School Construction Revolving Fund; created. (S) Committee on Finance (S) Left in Finance (16-Y 0-N) 02/05/09
SB 1244 - Stosch - Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002; qualifying project definition. (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology (S) Incorporated by General Laws and Technology (SB1153-McDougle) (15-Y 0-N) 01/28/09
SB 1253 - Deeds - Electric service; prohibits electric utilities from charging public schools for service provided. (S) Committee on Commerce and Labor (S) Left in Commerce and Labor 02/10/09
SB 1260 - Vogel - Health insurance; mandated coverage for autism spectrum disorder. (S) Committee on Finance (S) Left in Finance 02/11/09
SB 1266 - Vogel - School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and eliminates post-Labor Day opening. (S) Committee on Commerce and Labor (S) Left in Commerce and Labor 02/10/09
SB 1278 - Newman - Income tax, state; school supplies expense tax credit. (S) Committee on Finance (S) Left in Finance 02/11/09
SB 1285 - Newman - School budgets; local school divisions to publish on website. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Local Government
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0280) 03/27/09
SB 1322 - Whipple - Food allergies; Board of Education to establish guidelines for managing children in public schools. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Incorporated by Education and Health (SB1367-Barker) (14-Y 0-N) 01/29/09
SB 1325 - Stosch - Neighborhood Assistance Act Tax Credit; changes administration of and eligibility for an allocation. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0851) 04/08/09
SB 1327 - McEachin - Health insurance credits; all retired employees of local school divisions to receive. (S) Committee on Finance (S) Left in Finance 02/11/09
SB 1340 - Herring - School teachers as witnesses; party in any case involving custody of minor child may have subpoena. (S) Committee for Courts of Justice (S) Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) 02/02/09
SB 1342 - Reynolds - Triennial census of school population; eliminates requirement every 3 years a census take place. (S) Committee on Finance (S) Left in Finance 02/11/09
SB 1364 - Reynolds - Civics Education, Commission on; moves from executive to legislative branch. (S) Committee on Rules (S) Stricken at request of Patron in Rules (17-Y 0-N) 01/30/09
SB 1367 - Barker - Food allergies; school board develop, etc. policy for management of students with life-threatening. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(H) VOTE: --- DEFEATED (47-Y 51-N) 02/24/09
SB 1378 - Stolle - Retirement System; purchase of prior service credit by teachers. (S) Committee on Finance (S) Left in Finance 02/11/09
SB 1453 - Petersen - Civics Education, Commission on; established. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Rules
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0859) 04/08/09
SB 1465 - Reynolds - Standards of Learning; delay of textbook adoption cycle. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Left in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) 02/05/09
SB 1466 - Reynolds - Standards of Quality; school division to use state and local funds for elementary resource teachers. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Left in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) 02/05/09
SB 1519 - Reynolds - Career and technical education diploma; delays implementation thereof. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Left in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) 02/05/09
SB 1521 - Reynolds - Economics education and financial literacy; repeals requirement in middle and high schools. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) 02/05/09
SB 1544 - Stosch - Autism Tuition Assistance Grant Program; established. (S) Committee on Finance (S) Failed to report (defeated) in Finance (7-Y 9-N) 02/05/09

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