Virginia Student Achievement Fund; established. (SB1151)

Introduced By

Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria)

Progress

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

Description

Virginia Student Achievement Fund; established. Establishes the Virginia Student Achievement Fund that shall be used solely for the purposes of awarding grants on a competitive basis to any local school division or other qualified entity to fund student achievement improvement initiatives. At least 50 percent of the annual funds shall be granted to local school divisions or other qualified entities applying for funds for initiatives aimed at closing student achievement gaps among local school divisions, individual schools, and among all student subgroups identified pursuant to the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/09/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102677D
01/09/2013Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/17/2013Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/17/2013Rereferred to Finance
01/28/2013Impact statement from DPB (SB1151)
01/29/2013Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2013Read second time
01/31/2013Reading of amendment waived
01/31/2013Committee amendment agreed to
01/31/2013Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1151E
01/31/2013Printed as engrossed 13102677D-E
02/01/2013Bills placed in block (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2013Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2013Placed on Calendar
02/06/2013Read first time
02/06/2013Referred to Committee on Education
02/08/2013Assigned Education sub: Standards Of Quality
02/12/2013Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/12/2013Impact statement from DPB (SB1151E)
02/18/2013Left in Education