School boards, local; to provide students with option to transfer to another school division. (HB518)
Introduced By
Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-Oak Hill) with support from co-patron Del. Rick Morris (R-Carrollton)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✗ |
Signed by Governor |
✗ |
Became Law |
Description
Local school boards; public school choice. Requires, notwithstanding any agreement, waiver from the federal government, or provision of law to the contrary, each local school board to provide all students enrolled in a public school in the school division that is identified by the Commonwealth for comprehensive support and improvement under relevant federal law with the option to transfer to another public school in the school division. Read the Bill »
Status
04/05/2016: vetoed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/09/2016 | Committee |
| 01/09/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100787D |
| 01/09/2016 | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 01/15/2016 | Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Education Innovation |
| 01/15/2016 | Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee Education Innovation |
| 01/15/2016 | Assigned Education sub: |
| 01/21/2016 | Impact statement from DOE/COO (HB518) |
| 01/26/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 3-N) |
| 01/27/2016 | Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/27/2016 | Committee substitute printed 16104472D-H1 |
| 01/28/2016 | Read first time |
| 01/29/2016 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/01/2016 | Passed by until Thursday, February 4, 2016 |
| 02/04/2016 | Floor substitute printed 16105120D-H2 (LeMunyon) |
| 02/04/2016 | Read second time |
| 02/04/2016 | Committee substitute rejected 16104472D-H1 |
| 02/04/2016 | Substitute by Delegate LeMunyon agreed to 16105120D-H2 |
| 02/04/2016 | Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB518H2 |
| 02/05/2016 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/08/2016 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/09/2016 | Read third time and passed House (57-Y 42-N) |
| 02/09/2016 | VOTE: PASSAGE (57-Y 42-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/10/2016 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/15/2016 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
| 02/16/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (HB518H2) |
| 02/25/2016 | Reported from Education and Health (11-Y 4-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 | Passed Senate (24-Y 14-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/02/2016 | Enrolled |
| 03/02/2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB518ER) |
| 03/02/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/03/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (HB518ER) |
| 03/05/2016 | Signed by President |
| 03/07/2016 | Signed by President |
| 03/07/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, April 11, 2016 |
| 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 |
| 04/05/2016 | G Vetoed by Governor |
| 04/20/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
| 04/20/2016 | Passed by for the day - Governor's veto sustained |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 22 clips in all, totaling 16 minutes.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
HOUSE BILL 516, A BILL RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICY ON SEXUALLY EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL. REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND HEALTH WITH AMENDMENT. THE SENATOR FROM LYNCHBURG, SENATOR NEWMAN. MR. PRESIDENT, AT THE REQUEST OF THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM FAIRFAX I WOULD MOVE THAT THE BILL GO BYE FOR THE DAY. WITH THAT OBJECTION, HOUSE BILL 516 WILL GO BYE FOR THE DAY. HOUSE BILL 518, A BILL RELATING TO LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS, PUBLIC SCHOOL OF CHOICE. REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND HEALTH. THE SENATOR FROM LYNCHBURG. I MOVE THAT THE BILL PASS AND SPEAKING TO THAT MOTION. THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR. MR. PRESIDENT, AS THIS BILL ORIGINALLY WAS DRAFT THE, IT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED FOR INTERSCHOOL PUBLIC SCHOOL OF CHOICE TO TAKE PLACE BASICALLY ALLOWING FOR A STUDENT FROM ONE SCHOOL TO MOVE TO ANOTHER SCHOOL. THERE HAS BEEN A LARGE REENACTMENT CLAUSE PLACED ON IN. BASICALLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THERE WILL BE A REPORT THAT MANY COULDS BACK TO THE CHAIRS OF SENATE EDUCATION AND HOUSE EDUCATION DISCUSSING THE COST OF THESE TYPE OF INTERSCHOOL TRANSFERS. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE BILL PASS.Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE REQUEST HE IS SHALL HOUSE BILL 518 PASS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILLS 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.
[Unknown]: YOUR ADVERSARY THE DEVIL WALKS ABOUT LIKE A ROARING LION, SEEKING WHO HE MAY DEVOUR. THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL HOUSE BILL 516 ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE, THOSE
Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston): THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): GENTLEMAN FROM PRINCE WILLIAM, MR. MARSHALL.
Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas): SPEAKING BRIEFLY TO THE BILL.
Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): GENTLEMAN HAS THE FLOOR. >>.
Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas): MR. SPEAKER, I HAVE EXCERPTS