Students, certain, with limited English proficiency; Board shall make provision in its regulations. (HB936)
Introduced By
Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville) with support from co-patrons Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington), Sen. John Bell (D-Chantilly), and Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Certain students with limited English proficiency; standard diploma; credit accommodations. Requires the Board of Education to provide in its regulations for credit accommodations for any student with limited English proficiency who entered and established residence in the United States for the first time during the summer immediately preceding his sixth grade year or later to earn a standard diploma. The bill requires such credit accommodations to permit local school divisions to award verified units of credit to such students who have failed English or mathematics Standards of Learning assessments by a narrow margin. Read the Bill »
Status
02/25/2016: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2016 | Committee |
01/12/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102198D |
01/12/2016 | Referred to Committee on Education |
01/19/2016 | Assigned to sub: Education Innovation |
01/19/2016 | Assigned Education sub: Education Innovation |
02/01/2016 | Impact statement from DOE/COO (HB936) |
02/09/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) |
02/10/2016 | Reported from Education with substitute (16-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2016 | Committee substitute printed 16105357D-H1 |
02/11/2016 | Read first time |
02/12/2016 | Read second time |
02/12/2016 | Committee substitute agreed to 16105357D-H1 |
02/12/2016 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB936H1 |
02/15/2016 | Read third time and passed House (69-Y 30-N) |
02/15/2016 | VOTE: PASSAGE (69-Y 30-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/16/2016 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/18/2016 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
02/18/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (HB936H1) |
02/25/2016 | Continued to 2017 in Education and Health (10-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
Two items are unclear:
Are these children entering the country legally?
Just how narrow is a narrow margin?
How is it determined that the goal was missed because of the lack of knowing English or the lack of effort to learn English ??