Secondary school graduation requirements; diplomas. (HB1061)
Introduced By
Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg) with support from 11 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Mark Dudenhefer (R-Stafford), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Will Morefield (R-North Tazewell), Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), Del. Margaret Ransone (R-Kinsale), Del. Roxann Robinson (R-Chesterfield), Del. Ed Scott (R-Culpeper), Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester), Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg)
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
Secondary school graduation requirements; diplomas. Directs the Board of Education to modify the credits necessary for a student to earn a standard or an advanced studies diploma. The advanced studies diploma shall be the recommended diploma. The standard diploma shall include a concentration in career and technical education and a requirement to earn a career and technical education credential. Standard or advanced studies diploma will require the successful completion of one virtual course. The modified standard diploma is eliminated, but the Board shall make provisions in regulation for students with disabilities to earn a standard diploma. The Board shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this act to be effective within 280 days of its enactment. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2012 | Committee |
01/11/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103668D |
01/11/2012 | Referred to Committee on Education |
01/18/2012 | Assigned Education sub: Standards Of Quality |
01/24/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
01/25/2012 | Reported from Education with amendment (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2012 | Read first time |
01/27/2012 | Passed by for the day |
01/30/2012 | Passed by for the day |
01/31/2012 | Read second time |
01/31/2012 | Committee amendment agreed to |
01/31/2012 | Motion to rerefer to Education committee rejected |
01/31/2012 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1061E |
01/31/2012 | Printed as engrossed 12103668D-E |
02/01/2012 | Read third time and passed House (67-Y 32-N) |
02/01/2012 | VOTE: PASSAGE (67-Y 32-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2012 | Impact statement from DHCD (HB1061) |
02/02/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/02/2012 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/16/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12105453D-S1 |
02/16/2012 | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2012 | Read third time |
02/20/2012 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/20/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to 12105453D-S1 |
02/20/2012 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1061S1 |
02/20/2012 | Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
02/22/2012 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 12105453D-S1 (77-Y 20-N) |
02/22/2012 | VOTE: ADOPTION (77-Y 20-N) (see vote tally) |
02/27/2012 | Enrolled |
02/27/2012 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1061ER) |
02/27/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1061ER) |
02/27/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
02/28/2012 | Signed by President |
03/30/2012 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 454 (effective 7/1/12) |
03/30/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0454) |
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 30 minutes.