Diploma, standard; requirement includes career & technical education two credit sequence of courses. (HB1442)
Introduced By
Del. Dave Nutter (R-Christiansburg) with support from co-patrons Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City), Del. John Welch (R-Virginia Beach), and Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Graduation requirements; standard diploma. Expands the requirements for earning a standard diploma to include one concentration in career and technical education. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/18/2006 | Presented and ordered printed 065735436 |
01/18/2006 | Referred to Committee on Education |
02/06/2006 | Continued to 2007 in Education |
11/28/2006 | Reported from Education with substitute (9-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
12/01/2006 | Committee substitute printed 072318436-H1 |
01/12/2007 | Passed by for the day |
01/15/2007 | Passed by for the day |
01/16/2007 | Read second time |
01/16/2007 | Pending question, not ordered |
01/16/2007 | Motion to rerefer to committee rejected |
01/16/2007 | Committee substitute agreed to 072318436-H1 |
01/16/2007 | Amendment by Delegate Hull agreed to |
01/16/2007 | Amendment by Delegate Hamilton agreed to |
01/16/2007 | Pending question ordered |
01/16/2007 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB1442EH1 |
01/16/2007 | Printed as engrossed 072318436-EH1 |
01/17/2007 | Read third time and passed House (72-Y 25-N 1-A) |
01/17/2007 | VOTE: PASSAGE (72-Y 25-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
01/17/2007 | Communicated to Senate |
01/18/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/18/2007 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/24/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1442H1) |
02/02/2007 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
Comments
This bill will help Career and Technical Education serve more students and help them become employable.
This bill will enable students to hit the ground running upon graduation. It will expand their options and give them more resources for furthering their education. I am for it.
Very good idea. At least this will provide a chance for such students to be somewhat prepared for work when they graduate. However, they would be etter off if the were a CTE completer.
If we want our students who are not going on to college or have not chosen to be a CTE completer to have a chance at being prepared for work, we need to support this bill. To do otherwise is an injustice to our students.
I think it is a great idea to add the career and technical component to graduation requirements. Giving students an opportunity to get certified in a technical area or learn the trades that are in dire need of younger workers prior to leaving high school, is a win-win situation. College students receive higher pay due to their advanced knowledge in the field in order to pay for college and non-college bound students have the opportunity to advance to higher pay levels sooner due to their knowledge base. Many of the trades are losing baby-boomers at an alarming rate, but are we supplying manpower to replace them? With a supply and demand economy, can you see an electrician, plumber or bricklayer getting paid on the scale of a doctor? I prefer not to import tradesmen from other countries. Lets educate our own!