Career and technical education; industry certification and State licensure. (SB326)

Introduced By

Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach)

Progress

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 Introduced
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 Passed Committee
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 Passed House
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 Passed Senate
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 Signed by Governor
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 Became Law

Description

Career and technical education; industry certification. Requires the Board of Education to develop a plan for increasing the number of students receiving industry certification and state licensure as part of their career and technical education. The plan shall include an annual goal for school divisions, which may be based on the adequate yearly progress calculation used to measure academic improvement. School divisions shall report annually to the Board the number of students obtaining such credentials or licensure. Amends § 22.1-227.1, § 22.1-253.13:4, of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

  • 01/08/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084620340
  • 01/08/2008 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 01/16/2008 Assigned Education sub: Public Education
  • 01/24/2008 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 01/24/2008 Committee substitute printed 084084340-S1
  • 01/25/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 01/28/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB326S1)
  • 01/28/2008 Read second time
  • 01/28/2008 Reading of substitute waived
  • 01/28/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 084084340-S1
  • 01/28/2008 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB326S1
  • 01/29/2008 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 01/29/2008 Communicated to House
  • 02/12/2008 Placed on Calendar
  • 02/12/2008 Read first time
  • 02/12/2008 Referred to Committee on Education
  • 02/18/2008 Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2008 Read second time
  • 02/20/2008 Read third time
  • 02/20/2008 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2008 Enrolled
  • 02/21/2008 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB326ER)
  • 02/21/2008 Signed by Speaker
  • 02/22/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB326ER)
  • 02/25/2008 Signed by President
  • 03/02/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 149 (effective 7/1/08)
  • 03/02/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 150 (effective 7/1/08)
  • 03/05/2008 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0150)

Comments

Virginia ITSP Association, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

Supports GRTC position on Education

Posted 66 months ago.