Home instruction of children; eliminates certain requirements. (HB767)
Introduced By
Del. Bob Tata (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Home instruction of children. Eliminates (i) the requirement that correspondence courses must be approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction in order to qualify as a suitable program for home instruction and (ii) the provision allowing parents to provide programs that are judged by the division superintendent to include the standards of learning objectives for language arts and mathematics. In addition, the bill allows for the provision of home instruction if the parent provides a program through distance learning or if the parent provides evidence that he is able to provide an adequate education for the child. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2008 | Committee |
01/08/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083338816 |
01/08/2008 | Referred to Committee on Education |
01/16/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB767) |
01/21/2008 | Reported from Education (19-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
01/22/2008 | Read first time |
01/23/2008 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/24/2008 | Read third time and passed House (82-Y 17-N) |
01/24/2008 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (82-Y 17-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2008 | Communicated to Senate |
01/25/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/25/2008 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/12/2008 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
02/21/2008 | Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) |
02/22/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/25/2008 | Read third time |
02/25/2008 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
02/25/2008 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
02/25/2008 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
02/27/2008 | Enrolled |
02/27/2008 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB767ER) |
02/27/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB767ER) |
02/27/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
02/28/2008 | Signed by President |
03/05/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 364 (effective 7/1/08) |
03/11/2008 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0364) |
Comments
I certainly hope to hear a positive report about HB767's Senate Committee hearing when I am at the HEAV Day at the Capitol program tomorrow. I am from District 15 and hope my Senator Frank Ruff and the others on the Senate Education and Health Committee will be in support of the elimination of unnecessary requirements. HB1183 is another bill I will be watching.
Thank you,
Beth Bagley
Victoria, VA