Government courses at public high schools; civics portion of the U.S. Naturalization Test. (HB36)
Introduced By
Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton) with support from co-patron Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg)
Progress
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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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Description
Twelfth-grade government courses at public high schools; civics portion of the U.S. Naturalization Test. Requires each local school board to implement a program of instruction in each twelfth-grade government course in the school division on all information and concepts contained in the civics portion of the U.S. Naturalization Test. Read the Bill »
Status
04/20/2016: enacted
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 11/20/2015 | Committee |
| 11/20/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100922D |
| 11/20/2015 | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 01/15/2016 | Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education |
| 01/15/2016 | Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education |
| 01/21/2016 | Impact statement from DOE/COO (HB36) |
| 02/08/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N) |
| 02/10/2016 | Reported from Education (15-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2016 | Read first time |
| 02/12/2016 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/15/2016 | Read third time and passed House (61-Y 36-N) |
| 02/15/2016 | VOTE: PASSAGE (61-Y 36-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/16/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/16/2016 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/18/2016 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
| 02/25/2016 | Reported from Education and Health with amendment (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/29/2016 | Read third time |
| 02/29/2016 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/29/2016 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/29/2016 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/29/2016 | Passed Senate with amendment (28-Y 10-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/29/2016 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/29/2016 | Passed Senate with amendment (27-Y 11-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/01/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
| 03/02/2016 | Senate amendment agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N) |
| 03/02/2016 | VOTE: ADOPTION (62-Y 35-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/03/2016 | Enrolled |
| 03/03/2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB36ER) |
| 03/03/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (HB36ER) |
| 03/03/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/06/2016 | Signed by President |
| 03/07/2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016 |
| 03/07/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 |
| 03/29/2016 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 04/20/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
| 04/20/2016 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 1-N) |
| 04/20/2016 | VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N) |
| 04/20/2016 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N) |
| 04/20/2016 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
| 04/20/2016 | Reenrolled |
| 04/20/2016 | Reenrolled bill text (HB36ER2) |
| 04/20/2016 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 04/20/2016 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 04/20/2016 | Enacted, Chapter 737 (effective 7/1/16) |
| 04/20/2016 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0737) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 4 clips in all, totaling 4 minutes.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
PROFESSIONAL STAFF IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISIONS AND EXCELLENT TEACHERS. NOW, THE TEST IS IMPORTANT, INFORMATION WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO HAVE. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS THE ANSWER THEY DO. WHAT IS INTERESTING IS THAT WHEN ENTHUSIASM WE HAVE A WE OPPOSE FEDERAL COMMON CORE STANDARDS FOR EDUCATION, WE COME HERE WITH A BILL RELATED TO A COURSE RECOMMENDING FEDERAL STANDARDS BE WRITTEN TO OUR SCHOOLS. LET'S REJECT COMMON CORE AND A MOTION WE PUT NATURALIZATION PRO VISIONS INTO OUR SOCIAL STUDIES PROGRAM. OUR TEACHERS CAN HANDLE THAT. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. SHALL THE BILL XXXXXHHHPASS? AYE, 61, NO, 36.Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CH ANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
[Unknown]: AYES 38, NOS 0. AYES 38, NOS 0. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO. THE SENATOR FROM LYNCHBURG. MR. PRESIDENT, HAVING PREVIOUSLY BEEN EXPLAINED I WOULD MOVE THAT THE BILL PASS. THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL HOUSE BILL 36 PASS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILLO TES AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CH ANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
FROM THE HOUSE PASSED UNANIMOUS AND INTO THIS BODY PASSING UNANIMOUS THAT SAID ALL LOCAL FINES AND FEES WILL BE KEPT LOCAL. SO NOW WE HAVE A LAW THAT BASICALLY IS SAYING THAT THESE FINES AND FEES WILL BE KEPT LOCAL AND UNLESS THIS AMENDMENT PASSES WILL BE IN CONFLICT OF WHAT THAT LAW SAYS.
Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHOULD THE GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION BE AGREED TO. HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTES. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
[Unknown]: AYES 39, NOs 0. THE GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION IS AGREED TO. HOUSE BILL 36. THE SENATOR FROM LYNCHBURG, SENATOR NEWMAN.
Sen. Steve Newman (R-Forest): MR. PRESIDENT AS MANY OF YOU RECALL, HOUSE BILL 36 REQUIRE THAT IN THE CIVICS CLASSES THAT WE TEACH SOME FORM OF THE U.S. NATURALIZATIONS TEST IN THE GOVERNMENT COURSES.