Waiver of certain graduation requirements; Board of Education to provide only for good cause. (HB1199)
Introduced By
Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach) with support from 7 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Algie Howell (D-Norfolk), Del. Barry Knight (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Bob Purkey (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Bob Tata (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Waiver of certain graduation requirements; pursuant to Board of Education criteria. Requires the Board of Education to provide for the waiver of certain graduation requirements to be granted only for good cause and subject to reasonable procedures and criteria to be established. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/13/2010 | Committee |
01/13/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100011D |
01/13/2010 | Referred to Committee on Education |
01/19/2010 | Assigned Education sub: #1 Standards of Quality |
01/26/2010 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) |
01/27/2010 | Reported from Education with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2010 | Read first time |
01/29/2010 | Read second time |
01/29/2010 | Committee amendments agreed to |
01/29/2010 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1199E |
01/29/2010 | Printed as engrossed 10100011D-E |
02/01/2010 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
02/01/2010 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/02/2010 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/02/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1199E) |
02/18/2010 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
02/25/2010 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/01/2010 | Read third time |
03/01/2010 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/09/2010 | Enrolled |
03/09/2010 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1199ER) |
03/09/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1199ER) |
03/09/2010 | Signed by Speaker |
03/11/2010 | Signed by President |
04/09/2010 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 313 (effective 7/1/10) |
04/09/2010 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0313) |
Comments
This will balance nicely with the change/drop in funding to so many localities. Now local schools (for "good cause" i.e. no funding) will be able to graduate students with no languages or fine arts requirements in order to save the costs of those classes.