| 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 |