Public schools; residency of children in kinship care. (SB776)

Introduced By

Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria)

Progress

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

Description

Public schools; residency of children in kinship care. Allows a child receiving kinship care from an adult relative to enroll in the school division where the kinship care provider resides. The bill also allows local school divisions to require one legal parent and the kinship care provider to sign affidavits detailing the kinship care arrangement as well as a power of attorney authorizing the adult relative to make educational decisions regarding the child. Read the Bill »

Status

03/07/2016: Passed the General Assembly

History

DateAction
01/25/2016Unanimous consent to introduce
01/25/2016Presented and ordered printed 16104536D
01/25/2016Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/01/2016Assigned Education sub: Public Education
02/05/2016Impact statement from DOE/COO (SB776)
02/11/2016Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2016Read second time and engrossed
02/15/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2016Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2016Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education
02/17/2016Placed on Calendar
02/17/2016Read first time
02/17/2016Referred to Committee on Education
02/24/2016Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
02/29/2016Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/01/2016Read second time
03/02/2016Passed by for the day
03/03/2016Read third time
03/03/2016Passed House (98-Y 0-N)
03/03/2016VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/04/2016Enrolled
03/04/2016Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB776ER)
03/04/2016Impact statement from DPB (SB776ER)
03/04/2016Signed by Speaker
03/07/2016Signed by President
03/08/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, April 11, 2016
03/08/2016Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/8/2016
03/08/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016

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 1 minute.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

CLEAN POWER PLAN UNDER FEDERAL LAW, AND THE GOVERNOR, OF COURSE, HAS DELEGATED THAT IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. MR. PRESIDENT, WHAT THIS BILL WOULD DO WOULD DIVEST OR PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FROM SUBMITTING ANY PLAN AT ALL THAT'S VIRGINIA SPECIFIC, WHICH IS IN OUR INTERESTS STOFR A VIRGINIA SPECIFIC PLAN. AND TO DO SO WOULD BE TO VIOLATE FEDERAL LAW, AND TO DIVEST THE GOVERNOR OF THE AUTHORITY THAT HE'S BEEN DELEGATED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SO MR. PRESIDENT, THIS WOULD UNDERCUT THE WHOLE IDEA OF HAVING A VIRGINIA SPECIFIC PLAN UNDER THE CLEAN POWER -- TO COME UP WITH A CLEAN POWER PLAN UNDER FEDERAL LAW.