Virginia Index of Performance program; Board of Education to encourage achievement in science, etc. (SB953)

Introduced By

Sen. Edd Houck (D-Spotsylvania)

Progress

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

Description

VIP incentive program; STEM course offerings.  Requires the Board of Education to take into account in its guidelines for the Virginia Index of Performance program a school division's increase in enrollments and elective course offerings in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/11/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103671D
01/11/2011Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/20/2011Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/21/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/21/2011Impact statement from DPB (SB953)
01/24/2011Read second time and engrossed
01/25/2011Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2011Placed on Calendar
02/07/2011Read first time
02/07/2011Referred to Committee on Education
02/09/2011Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2011Read second time
02/11/2011Read third time
02/11/2011Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
02/11/2011VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2011Enrolled
02/15/2011Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB953ER)
02/15/2011Signed by Speaker
02/16/2011Signed by President
02/17/2011Impact statement from DPB (SB953ER)
03/15/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 145 (effective 7/1/11)
03/15/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0145)

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 45 seconds.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB2172.