Standards of Learning; directs Board of Education provide option of industry certification, etc. (HB2517)

Introduced By

Del. Matt Lohr (R-Harrisonburg)

Progress

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

Description

Verified units of credit; industry certification and state licensure. Directs the Board of Education in prescribing Standards of Learning assessments to also provide the option of industry certification and state licensure examinations in lieu of administering tests to assess the progress of students. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/16/2009Committee
01/16/2009Presented and ordered printed 093388604
01/16/2009Referred to Committee on Education
01/23/2009Assigned Education sub: Standards of Quality
01/27/2009Subcommittee recommends reporting
01/28/2009Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2009Read first time
01/30/2009Read second time and engrossed
02/02/2009Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/02/2009VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2009Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
02/02/2009Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/02/2009VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2009Constitutional reading dispensed
02/03/2009Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/11/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB2517)
02/12/2009Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2009Rereferred to Finance
02/17/2009Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2009Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2009Read third time
02/19/2009Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2009Enrolled
02/24/2009Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2517ER)
02/25/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB2517ER)
02/25/2009Signed by Speaker
02/27/2009Signed by President
03/30/2009Governor's recommendation received by House
04/07/2009Placed on Calendar
04/08/2009Enacted, Chapter 824 (effective 7/1/09)
04/08/2009House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N)
04/08/2009VOTE: --- ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/08/2009Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/08/2009G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/08/2009Reenrolled
04/08/2009Reenrolled bill text (HB2517ER2)
04/08/2009Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/08/2009Signed by President as reenrolled
04/08/2009Enacted, Chapter 825 (effective 7/1/09)
04/08/2009G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0825)
04/14/2009Reenrolled
04/14/2009Reenrolled bill text (HB2517ER2)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 45 seconds.