INFORMATIONAL

  Enclosed is the most recent "Status of Legislation Impacting
  Education".  This tracking report is also available on the
  Internet on the DOE home page at the following address:
  http://www.pen.k12.va.us.  As a reminder, Virginia's PEN
  users have access to the DOE home page.  Additional
  information regarding the legislative session and bills can
  be found on the Virginia Legislative Information System at
  http://leg1.state.va.us.  At this website you will find a
  status of meetings, bills and bill summaries that may be of
  interest to you.  

  The enclosed tracking report is for your reference, and most
  of the legislation impacting K-12 education is listed with a
  status of each bill.  Every Friday afternoon, we will update
  and put this report on the DOE website for your
  convenience.  Following the close of the session, I will
  forward a second report to you showing final action taken on
  the bills. 

  If you have any questions about the use of Virginia's PEN,
  please contact Management Information Systems, 804/225-2099. 
  For further assistance concerning legislative matters,
  please feel free to contact me or one of my staff members in
  the Division of Policy and Public Affairs, 804/225-2403.  


  TLS/ci

  Enclosure:   A hard copy of this memo and its enclosure
               will be sent to the superintendent's office