Schools, joint and regional; may request waiver from any new regulation requirements. (HB771)
Introduced By
Del. Bob Tata (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Joint and regional schools. Provides that any joint, regional, or regional charter school in operation prior to July 1, 2008, may request a waiver from any new regulation requirements promulgated after that date. Also, the bill provides that any joint or regional school, such as academic year Governor's Schools, may set the school calendar so that the first day students are required to attend school will comport with the calendar of any of the participating school divisions, including those granted a waiver to start before Labor Day. This bill contains an emergency clause. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2008 | Committee |
| 01/08/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/07 083314816 |
| 01/08/2008 | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 01/21/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB771) |
| 01/23/2008 | Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/24/2008 | Read first time |
| 01/25/2008 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/28/2008 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 01/28/2008 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2008 | Communicated to Senate |
| 01/29/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/29/2008 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/14/2008 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N) |
| 02/18/2008 | Read third time |
| 02/18/2008 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/19/2008 | Enrolled |
| 02/19/2008 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB771ER) |
| 02/20/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB771ER) |
| 02/20/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/22/2008 | Signed by President |
| 02/29/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 48 (effective 2/29/08) |
| 02/29/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 49 (effective 2/29/08) |
| 03/04/2008 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0048) |
| 03/04/2008 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0049) |