Single-sex education; clarifies manner school boards may establish program in school division. (HB1942)

Introduced By

Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville)

Progress

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

Description

Single-sex education. Clarifies the manner in which school boards may establish a single-sex class, program, or school in a school division. Participation must be voluntary and the school division must provide a substantially equal coeducational school, class, or program. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/13/2009Committee
01/13/2009Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093354676
01/13/2009Referred to Committee on Education
01/19/2009Assigned Education sub: Students and Daycare
01/19/2009Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
01/21/2009Reported from Education with substitute (17-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
01/21/2009Committee substitute printed 093403676-H1
01/22/2009Read first time
01/23/2009Read second time
01/23/2009Committee substitute agreed to 093403676-H1
01/23/2009Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1942H1
01/25/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB1942H1)
01/26/2009Read third time and passed House (89-Y 8-N)
01/26/2009VOTE: --- PASSAGE (89-Y 8-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2009Constitutional reading dispensed
01/27/2009Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/12/2009Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2009Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2009Read third time
02/16/2009Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2009Enrolled
02/18/2009Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1942ER)
02/18/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB1942ER)
02/18/2009Signed by Speaker
02/18/2009Signed by President
02/25/2009G Approved by Governor-Chapter 84 (effective 7/1/09)
02/25/2009G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0084)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 6 minutes.