School transportation; fees. (SB1517)

Introduced By

Sen. Dick Black (R-Leesburg)

Progress

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

Description

School transportation; fees. Authorizes a school board to charge a reasonable fee, when it provides transportation to pupils who live outside the school division, to each pupil utilizing such transportation. The bill requires that the school board waive such fee for any pupil whose parent is financially unable to pay it, including any pupil who is eligible for free and reduced lunch. The bill contains technical amendments. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/19/2017Presented and ordered printed 17104089D
01/19/2017Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/02/2017Reported from Education and Health with amendments (9-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2017Read second time
02/06/2017Reading of amendments waived
02/06/2017Committee amendments agreed to
02/06/2017Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1517E
02/06/2017Printed as engrossed 17104089D-E
02/07/2017Read third time and defeated by Senate (14-Y 26-N) (see vote tally)

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 2 minutes.

Transcript

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

MARY, THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FROM THE VMI FOUNDATION, AND THE OUTSTANDING INDUSTRIALIST AWARD FROM THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OF VIRGINIA, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF VIRGINIA THAT FLOYD D. GOTWALD JR. HEREBY BE COMMENDED ON BEING NAMED AS A 2017 OUTSTANDING VIRGINIAN AND BE IT RESOLVED FURTHER THAT THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PREPARE A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION FOR PRESENTATION TO FLOYD D. GOTWALD JR. AS AN EXPRESSION OF THE SENATE OF VIRGINIA'S ADMIRATION FOR HIS LEGACY OF SERVICE TO THE RICHMOND COMMUNITY AND TO THE COMMONWEALTH. AND SENATE RESOLUTION NUMBER 133, COMMENDING BRUCE C. GOTWALD. WHEREAS A RICHMOND NATIVE WHO HAS MADE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMONWEALTH AS A BUSINESSMAN AND A COMMUNITY LEADER, WAS NAMED AS A 2017 OUTSTANDING VANNAN AND WHEREAS BRUTE GOTWALD GRADUATED FROM VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE AND CONDUCTED GRADUATE STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, THE INSTITUTE OF PAPER CHEMISTRY, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, AND WHEREAS BRUTE GOTWALD JOINED ALBEMARLE PAPER MANUFACTURING COMPANY AS A CHEMIST AND BECAME CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THEN CHAIR OF ETHEL CORPORATION, WHICH MERGED WITH ALBEMARLE PAPER IN 1968, HE LATER BECAME CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHAIRMAN EMERITUS OF NEW MARKET CORPORATION, AND WHEREAS BRUCE GOT DLD WALD HAS SERVE AS A DIRECTOR OF CSX CORPORATION, ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, TREDEGAR INDUSTRY, DOMINION RESOURCES INCORPORATED, THE CHEMICAL NEVERERS ASSOCIATION AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS, AND WHEREAS BRUCE GOTWALD WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE JACKSON HOPE FUN BOARD OF OVER SEES AND HAS SERVE AS PRIZ OF THE VMI BOARD OF VISITORS,