Family life education; right of parents to review certain materials. (HB1980)
Introduced By
Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) with support from 8 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Mamye BaCote (D-Newport News), Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria), Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria), Del. Bob Hull (D-Falls Church), Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville), Del. Margi Vanderhye (D-McLean), Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale), Sen. Kenneth Alexander (D-Norfolk)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Family life education; right of parents to review certain materials. Requires school divisions to include a detailed statement in the summary already required by law to be issued to parents and guardians to assist them in understanding the family life education program implemented in the school division, if the curriculum of the program offers only abstinence education. The statement must disclose that (i) the child is receiving abstinence-only education, (ii) the program does not conform to the Virginia Board of Education Guidelines for Family Life Education, (iii) parents and guardians have the right to review all written and audiovisual educational materials used in the program, and (iv) parents and guardians have the right to remove the child from all or part of family life education instruction. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/13/2009 | Committee |
01/13/2009 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 094167624 |
01/13/2009 | Referred to Committee on Education |
01/20/2009 | Assigned Education sub: Students and Daycare |
01/22/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1980) |
01/26/2009 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) |
01/28/2009 | Reported from Education with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/29/2009 | Read first time |
01/30/2009 | Read second time |
01/30/2009 | Committee amendments agreed to |
01/30/2009 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1980E |
01/30/2009 | Printed as engrossed 094167624-E |
02/02/2009 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
02/02/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2009 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
02/02/2009 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/02/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/03/2009 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/04/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1980E) |
02/10/2009 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
02/19/2009 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2009 | Read third time |
02/23/2009 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2009 | Enrolled |
02/28/2009 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1980ER) |
02/28/2009 | Signed by Speaker |
02/28/2009 | Signed by President |
03/03/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1980ER) |
03/27/2009 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 451 (effective 7/1/09) |
03/27/2009 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0451) |