Public schools; residency of children in kinship care. (SB960)

Introduced By

Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patron Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg)

Progress

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

Description

Public schools; residency of children in kinship care. Allows a child receiving kinship care from an adult relative to enroll in the school division where the kinship care provider resides. The bill also allows local school divisions to require one legal parent and the kinship care provider to sign affidavits detailing the kinship care arrangement as well as a power of attorney authorizing the adult relative to make educational decisions regarding the child. The provisions of this bill will sunset on June 30, 2016. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/08/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13
01/08/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101823D
01/08/2013Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/17/2013Assigned Education sub: Public Education
01/24/2013Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2013Read second time and engrossed
01/29/2013Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2013Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2013Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2013Placed on Calendar
02/02/2013Read first time
02/02/2013Referred to Committee on Education
02/05/2013Assigned Education sub: Students and Early Education
02/14/2013Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/18/2013Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2013Read second time
02/20/2013Passed by for the day
02/21/2013Read third time
02/21/2013Amendment by Delegate Surovell rejected
02/21/2013Passed House (83-Y 12-N)
02/21/2013VOTE: PASSAGE (83-Y 12-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2013Enrolled
02/23/2013Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB960ER)
02/23/2013Signed by President
02/23/2013Signed by Speaker
03/08/2013Impact statement from DPB (SB960ER)
03/25/2013Governor's recommendation received by Senate
04/02/2013Placed on Calendar
04/03/2013G Approved by Governor-Chapter 779 (effective 7/1/13)
04/03/2013Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/03/2013House concurred in Governor's recommendation (92-Y 6-N)
04/03/2013VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
04/03/2013G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/03/2013Reenrolled
04/03/2013Reenrolled bill text (SB960ER2)
04/03/2013Signed by President as reenrolled
04/03/2013Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/03/2013Enacted, Chapter 779 (effective 7/1/13)
04/03/2013G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 12 minutes.