2012 General Assembly – Bills
Bills: May 23, 2012
| Bills | Committee | Last action | Date |
| HB 4 - Marshall, R.G. - Child abuse or neglect; athletic coach or director of public school, etc. required to report to DSS. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions | 02/14/12 |
| HB 15 - Habeeb - School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening of school year. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/14/12 |
| HB 29 - Putney - Budget Bill. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Finance |
(S) Requires 21 affirmative votes for passage | 02/29/12 |
| HB 30 - Putney - Budget Bill. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Finance |
(S) Requires 21 affirmative votes for passage | 02/29/12 |
| HB 43 - Tata - School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening of school year. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/14/12 |
| HB 65 - Marshall, R.G. - Human papillomavirus vaccine; eliminates requirement of vaccination for female children. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions | 02/14/12 |
| HB 74 - Bell, Richard P. - Child abuse or neglect; reduces mandatory time limit for reporting, requirements of certain persons. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0740) | 04/18/12 |
| HB 76 - Habeeb - Teachers; date changes for contract renewal for those without continuing contract status. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0687) | 04/09/12 |
| HB 78 - Habeeb - Instructional spending; local school board to report expenditures annually. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Incorporated by Education (HB250-Cline) | 01/30/12 |
| HB 86 - Greason - School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening of school year. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/14/12 |
| HB 93 - Albo - Pupil transportation; increases minimum amount of vehicle liability insurance and medical coverage. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593) | 04/04/12 |
| HB 94 - Albo - School boards, local; meeting procedures. | (H) Committee on Rules | (H) Stricken at request of Patron in Rules | 01/17/12 |
| HB 96 - Wilt - Accreditation of schools; delayed implementation of statutes and regulations. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0744) | 04/18/12 |
| HB 110 - Bell, Richard P. - Student driver education; instruction on organ donation. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/14/12 |
| HB 113 - Morrissey - School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening of school year. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/14/12 |
| HB 135 - Kilgore - Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families, State Executive Council for; membership. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0746) | 04/18/12 |
| HB 138 - Cole - Public schools; impact of unlawful aliens, report. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/14/12 |
| HB 143 - Englin - Preschool programs; private funding. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/20/12 |
| HB 144 - Englin - Virginia Preschool Initiative Local Grant Program; created. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/20/12 |
| HB 200 - Lewis - Assault and battery; any adult who commits on school grounds is guilty of Class 1 misdemeanor. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Left in Courts of Justice | 02/14/12 |
| HB 208 - Miller - Virginia Retirement System; retirees hired as school board security personnel. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Continued to 2013 with substitute in Appropriations | 02/10/12 |
| HB 218 - Bell, Richard P. - Deaf or hard-of-hearing children; special education. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Continued to 2013 in Education and Health (14-Y 1-N) | 02/23/12 |
| HB 224 - Habeeb - Standards of Learning; Board of Education to adopt regulations allowing students to retake. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/20/12 |
| HB 225 - Habeeb - Standards of Learning; establishes alternative accreditation and student growth measures. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/14/12 |
| HB 250 - Cline - Instructional spending; DOE to include in School Performance Report Card for school divisions. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0212) | 03/10/12 |
| HB 254 - Stolle - School calendar; local school boards allowed to set opening of school year. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/14/12 |
| HB 257 - Stolle - Defined contribution retirement plan; permits any locality or school board to establish. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/20/12 |
| HB 287 - Iaquinto - Gang-free zones; expansion of zone areas. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/20/12 |
| HB 321 - Massie - Income tax, corporate; tax credits for donations to non-profit organizations, etc. | (H) Committee on Finance (S) Committee on Finance |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0842) | 05/18/12 |
| HB 325 - Massie - Students with autism spectrum disorders; school board to require training of personnel. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0755) | 04/18/12 |
| HB 365 - McClellan - Student suspension or expulsion from school; requires superintendent to ensure continued education. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Continued to 2013 in Education | 02/06/12 |
| HB 366 - McClellan - Suspension and expulsion; prohibits instances of disorderly or disruptive behavior offenses. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Continued to 2013 in Education | 02/06/12 |
| HB 367 - McClellan - Education, Department of; shall annually publish disciplinary offense and outcome data. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0727) | 04/09/12 |
| HB 382 - Pogge - Assistive technology devices; transfer of by school division. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0214) | 03/10/12 |
| HB 400 - Hope - School boards, local; policies permitting parents to observe children. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Failed to report (defeated) in Education (10-Y 12-N) | 02/08/12 |
| HB 421 - Watts - Standards of Quality; apportionment of state and local share. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/20/12 |
| HB 424 - Bulova - School records; self-authentication. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice (S) Committee for Courts of Justice |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0499) | 04/04/12 |
| HB 434 - Tata - School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening of school year. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/14/12 |
| HB 468 - Albo - Public school funding; Department of Education to adjust local composite index (LCI) calculation. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/20/12 |
| HB 469 - Albo - Algebra readiness assessment; Board of Education to develop or approve for students. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Continued to 2013 in Education | 01/25/12 |
| HB 488 - Ware, O. - Interscholastic activities; requires Board of Education to act as liaisons. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Stricken from docket by Education | 01/18/12 |
| HB 504 - Dance - Virginia Center for School Safety; provide training to public school personnel on antibullying. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0433) | 03/30/12 |
| HB 544 - Robinson - Suspension and expulsion; prohibits instances of disorderly or disruptive behavior offenses. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Continued to 2013 in Education | 02/06/12 |
| HB 547 - Comstock - School divisions, local; may use unexpended state funds to provide one-time bonus to teachers. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/20/12 |
| HB 576 - Bell, Richard P. - Public schools; teacher contract and evaluation policies. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Continued to 2013 in Education and Health | 03/08/12 |
| HB 577 - Bell, Richard P. - Teachers of online courses and college partnership laboratory schools; background checks. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0170) | 03/08/12 |
| HB 578 - Bell, Richard P. - Teacher licensure; Board of Education to develop criteria for those who teach only online courses. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0365) | 03/23/12 |
| HB 591 - Merricks - School calendar; opening of school year in certain school divisions prior to Labor Day. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (7-Y 8-N) | 03/01/12 |
| HB 602 - LeMunyon - School calendar; local school divisions to set. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/14/12 |
| HB 603 - LeMunyon - School divisions, local; open enrollment policies. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0510) | 04/04/12 |
| HB 640 - Stolle - Public schools; clarifies language relating to enrollment of military children. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0029) | 02/28/12 |
| HB 642 - Stolle - High school accreditation; Board of Education to adopt regulation adjusting formula for calculating. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0172) | 03/08/12 |
| HB 653 - Kory - School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening of school year. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/14/12 |
| HB 654 - Kory - Smoking; prohibition on grounds of public schools, etc. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Passed by indefinitely in General Laws | 02/07/12 |
| HB 656 - Kory - Parental notification; school investigations. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/14/12 |
| HB 702 - Filler-Corn - Health insurance; credits provided for retired school division employees. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/20/12 |
| HB 727 - Dudenhefer - Statewide uniform grading policy; requires Board of Education to establish. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Continued to 2013 in Education | 02/08/12 |
| HB 756 - Dance - Innovation Technical Advisory Group; established. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0381) | 03/23/12 |
| HB 765 - Peace - College partnership laboratory schools; allowed to operate jointly with local school boards. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0176) | 03/08/12 |
| HB 832 - Carr - Retail Sales and Use Tax; distribution of revenue to localities based on school-age population. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Continued to 2013 in Appropriations | 02/08/12 |
| HB 834 - Carr - Fines and fees; imposed under certain local ordinances are to be paid to school division, etc. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Left in Courts of Justice | 02/14/12 |
| HB 866 - Rust - Fairfax County School Board; staggered elections. | (H) Committee on Privileges and Elections (S) Committee on Privileges and Elections |
(S) Continued to 2013 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) | 02/28/12 |
| HB 873 - Rust - Direct Aid to Public Education; amends by lowering maximum Composite Index rate. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/20/12 |
| HB 886 - Alexander - Truancy; Board of Education shall promulgate regulations to address. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(H) House sustained Governor's veto | 04/18/12 |
| HB 887 - Alexander - Student suspension or expulsion from school; requires superintendent to ensure continued education. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Continued to 2013 in Education | 02/06/12 |
| HB 905 - Minchew - Nonpublic school students; organizations governing participation in interscholastic programs. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/14/12 |
| HB 947 - Bell, Robert B. - Nonpublic school students; organizations governing participation in interscholastic programs. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (7-Y 8-N) | 03/01/12 |
| HB 991 - Loupassi - Charter schools; school personnel need not be employees of local school board. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/14/12 |
| HB 1005 - Ramadan - Nonpublic school students; organizations governing participation in interscholastic programs. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/14/12 |
| HB 1006 - Ramadan - Home school instruction tax credit; includes amount paid for materials and correspondence courses. | (H) Committee on Finance | (H) Continued to 2013 in Finance | 02/06/12 |
| HB 1031 - Englin - Advanced placement tests; course credit. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/14/12 |
| HB 1061 - Byron - Secondary school graduation requirements; diplomas. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0454) | 03/30/12 |
| HB 1063 - Tata - School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening of school year. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (6-Y 9-N) | 03/01/12 |
| HB 1080 - Hugo - Student discipline; parental notification. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Continued to 2013 with substitute in Education | 02/08/12 |
| HB 1089 - O'Bannon - Public schools; immunization requirements. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0181) | 03/08/12 |
| HB 1092 - O'Bannon - Physical education; Board of Education to develop guidelines governing requirements in schools. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0786) | 04/18/12 |
| HB 1107 - Greason - Public schools; possession and administration of auto-injectable epinephrine. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0787) | 04/18/12 |
| HB 1108 - Greason - Career and technical education; industry certifications mandatory part of program. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0182) | 03/08/12 |
| HB 1112 - Byron - Human papillomavirus vaccine; eliminates requirement of vaccination for female children. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(S) Continued to 2013 in Education and Health | 02/27/12 |
| HB 1156 - Farrell - Public schools; administration of auto-injectable epinephrine. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Left in Education | 02/14/12 |
| HB 1173 - Lingamfelter - Charter schools, public; funding and service contracts. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0702) | 04/09/12 |
| HB 1179 - Yost - Public schools; providing character education program during regular school year or summer. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0703) | 04/09/12 |
| HB 1181 - Landes - Public schools; reading intervention. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0845) | 05/18/12 |
| HB 1184 - Rust - Public education; dual enrollment for high school students. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0794) | 04/18/12 |
| HB 1188 - Watts - Human trafficking; Board of Education to provide information for public schools. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0370) | 03/23/12 |
| HB 1189 - Carr - Public schools; student data requests. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0546) | 04/04/12 |
| HB 1208 - Pogge - Home instruction of children; limits required description of curriculum. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0547) | 04/04/12 |
| HB 1215 - Bell, Richard P. - Virtual schools, public; Board of Education shall establish standards for accreditation. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0183) | 03/08/12 |
| HB 1272 - Bell, Richard P. - Virtual school program; Standards of Quality per pupil funding transferred from school division. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/20/12 |
| HB 1291 - Gilbert - Governor's reorganization of executive branch of state government. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0803) | 04/18/12 |
| HB 1295 - Byron - State mandates; eliminating on local and regional government entities relating to education, etc. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0805) | 04/18/12 |
| SB 29 - Colgan - Budget Bill. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Requires 21 affirmative votes for passage | 02/23/12 |
| SB 30 - Colgan - Budget Bill. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Requires 21 affirmative votes for passage | 02/23/12 |
| SB 37 - Reeves - Retail Sales and Use Tax; extends sunset provision for certain educational materials. | (H) Committee on Finance (S) Committee on Finance |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0275) | 03/20/12 |
| SB 45 - Watkins - Open Education Curriculum Board; alters function from a policy board to an advisory board. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0807) | 04/18/12 |
| SB 118 - Marsh - Virginia Public School Improvement Program; established. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Continued to 2013 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) | 02/02/12 |
| SB 119 - Marsh - Teachers, temporarily employed; prohibits school board from hiring in core subjects of English, etc. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (7-Y 8-N) | 01/26/12 |
| SB 131 - Stanley - Income tax, corporate; tax credits for donations to non-profit organizations, etc. | (H) Committee on Finance (S) Committee on Finance |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0731) | 04/09/12 |
| SB 167 - Petersen - Student discipline; parental notification by school principal or his designee. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(H) Stricken from docket by Education | 02/29/12 |
| SB 168 - Petersen - Public schools; closed-circuit cameras prohibited for purpose of monitoring student conduct. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Continued to 2013 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) | 01/26/12 |
| SB 185 - Miller, J.C. - SOL assessments; Board of Education to require only math and English for third graders. | (H) Committee on Rules (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(H) Tabled in Rules | 02/21/12 |
| SB 190 - Miller, J.C. - Public schools; clarifies language relating to enrollment of military children. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0103) | 03/06/12 |
| SB 198 - Marsden - Health insurance; credits provided for retired school division employees. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Failed to report (defeated) in Finance (6-Y 8-N) | 01/31/12 |
| SB 200 - Marsden - Public school textbooks; when referring to Sea of Japan, note that is also referred to as East Sea. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (7-Y 8-N) | 01/26/12 |
| SB 204 - Barker - Children in foster care; school placement. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0711) | 04/09/12 |
| SB 216 - Barker - Retirement System; law-enforcement officer retirees hired as school board security personnel. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Finance |
(H) Continued to 2013 in Appropriations | 02/29/12 |
| SB 217 - Barker - Public schools; residency of children in kinship care. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Vetoed by Governor | 05/18/12 |
| SB 241 - Obenshain - Tax credits; businesses providing assistance to low-income families, etc., in private schools. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Incorporated by Finance (SB131-Stanley) (15-Y 0-N) | 02/14/12 |
| SB 243 - Obenshain - Charter schools, public; allowed to choose whether its employees will participate in VRS, etc. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Incorporated by Education and Health (SB440-Obenshain) (14-Y 0-N) | 02/02/12 |
| SB 255 - Miller, J.C. - Thoms Nelson Community College; creates pilot program for certain high school seniors. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Finance |
(H) Left in Appropriations | 03/10/12 |
| SB 256 - Miller, J.C. - Public schools; physical activity requirement. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) | 01/26/12 |
| SB 257 - Ebbin - School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening of school year. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Incorporated by Education and Health (SB457-Marsden) (15-Y 0-N) | 01/26/12 |
| SB 259 - Ebbin - Human trafficking; Board of Education to provide information for local school division staff. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0317) | 03/21/12 |
| SB 261 - Ebbin - Virginia Preschool Initiative Local Grant Program; created. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Finance |
(H) Left in Appropriations | 03/10/12 |
| SB 265 - Ebbin - Child abuse or neglect; athletic coach or director of public school, etc. required to report to DSS. | (S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | (S) Incorporated by Rehabilitation and Social Services (SB239-Stuart) (15-Y 0-N) | 02/03/12 |
| SB 269 - Norment - Physical education, high school; JROTC participation fulfills requirement. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Continued to 2013 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) | 02/02/12 |
| SB 271 - Marsh - Virginia Center for School Safety; provide training to public school personnel on antibullying. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0281) | 03/20/12 |
| SB 278 - Smith - Teachers; date changes for contract renewal for those without continuing contract status. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0106) | 03/06/12 |
| SB 329 - Carrico - Early education; parental obligation. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (12-Y 3-N) | 01/19/12 |
| SB 391 - Marsden - Parental notification; school investigations. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Incorporated by Education and Health (SB167-Petersen) (15-Y 0-N) | 02/09/12 |
| SB 399 - Hanger - Deaf or hard-of-hearing children; special education. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Continued to 2013 in Education and Health (11-Y 4-N) | 02/02/12 |
| SB 438 - Obenshain - Public schools; teacher contract and evaluation policies. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Defeated by Senate (18-Y 20-N) | 02/14/12 |
| SB 440 - Obenshain - Charter schools, public; funding and service contracts. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0720) | 04/09/12 |
| SB 456 - Vogel - School calendar; allows local school boards to determine opening date date. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Incorporated by Education and Health (SB457-Marsden) (15-Y 0-N) | 01/26/12 |
| SB 457 - Marsden - School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening of school year. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) | 01/26/12 |
| SB 467 - Northam - Smoking; prohibition on public school grounds and public school administration building. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on Local Government |
(H) Left in General Laws | 03/10/12 |
| SB 471 - Northam - Physical education; Board of Education to promulgate regulations governing programs in schools. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Vetoed by Governor | 04/09/12 |
| SB 475 - Locke - College partnership laboratory schools; allowed to operate jointly with local school boards. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0580) | 04/04/12 |
| SB 489 - Ruff - Secondary school graduation requirements; diplomas. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0642) | 04/05/12 |
| SB 497 - Watkins - Virginia Retirement System; local government and school board employees, contributions. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Finance |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0822) | 04/18/12 |
| SB 513 - Wagner - Career and technical education; substitution for required credits. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) | 02/02/12 |
| SB 514 - Wagner - High school accreditation; Board of Education to adopt regulation adjusting formula for calculating. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0083) | 03/06/12 |
| SB 542 - Howell - Health insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorder; deletes certain requirements for analysts. | (S) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (S) Stricken at request of Patron in Commerce and Labor (16-Y 0-N) | 02/06/12 |
| SB 553 - Favola - School divisions, local; may use unexpended state funds to provide one-time bonus to teachers. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Continued to 2013 in Finance (15-Y 0-N) | 02/09/12 |
| SB 564 - Black - Home instruction of children; limits required description of curriculum. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0587) | 04/04/12 |
| SB 580 - Barker - Virtual programs; state funding. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Incorporated by Finance (SB598-Newman) (14-Y 0-N) | 02/09/12 |
| SB 581 - Ebbin - Fairfax County school board; staggered elections. | (H) Committee on Privileges and Elections (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(H) Continued to 2013 in Privileges and Elections | 02/24/12 |
| SB 598 - Newman - Virtual school program; Standards of Quality per pupil funding transferred from school division. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Finance |
(S) Failed to pass in Senate | 03/10/12 |
| SB 656 - McEachin - Public schools; possession and administration of auto-injectable epinephrine. | (H) Committee on Education (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0833) | 04/18/12 |
| SB 665 - Garrett - Standards of Learning; method of administration. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Continued to 2013 in Finance (15-Y 0-N) | 02/09/12 |
| SB 679 - Newman - State mandates; eliminating on local and regional government entities relating to education, etc. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology |
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0836) | 04/18/12 |
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