Graduation requirements; verified units of credit, satisfactory score on the PSAT examination. (HB1982)
Introduced By
Del. Tag Greason (R-Potomac Falls)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Graduation requirements; verified units of credit; satisfactory score on the PSAT examination. Requires the Board of Education, in establishing graduation requirements, to provide for the award of verified units of credit for a satisfactory score on the Preliminary SAT (PSAT) examination.
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2017 | Committee |
01/10/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101318D |
01/10/2017 | Referred to Committee on Education |
01/13/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1982) |
01/20/2017 | Assigned Education sub: Education Innovation |
01/24/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
01/25/2017 | Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2017 | Committee substitute printed 17104287D-H1 |
01/26/2017 | Read first time |
01/27/2017 | Read second time |
01/27/2017 | Committee substitute agreed to 17104287D-H1 |
01/27/2017 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1982H1 |
01/30/2017 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
01/30/2017 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/31/2017 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/03/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1982H1) |
02/10/2017 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
02/16/2017 | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Committee substitute printed 17105556D-S1 |
02/17/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1982S1) |
02/20/2017 | Read third time |
02/20/2017 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/20/2017 | Committee substitute agreed to 17105556D-S1 |
02/20/2017 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1982S1 |
02/20/2017 | Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2017 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2017 | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2017 | Placed on Calendar |
02/21/2017 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 17105556D-S1 (97-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2017 | VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2017 | Enrolled |
02/24/2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1982ER) |
02/24/2017 | Signed by Speaker |
02/24/2017 | Signed by President |
02/27/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1982ER) |
02/28/2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17 |
02/28/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017 |
03/24/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 685 (effective 7/1/17) |
03/24/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0685) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
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[Unknown]: THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN LATER ON TODAY WE WILL VOTE ON APPROVED HOUSE RESOLUTION 824. LATER THIS SESSION WE WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO HONOR COLONEL
FOR THE DAY.
Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): WITHOUT OBJECTION, HOUSE BILL 185 BY FOR THE DAY.
[Unknown]: NEXT BILL UP, HOUSE BILL 1856. A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE CODE RELATING TO RESTITUTION, PROBATION. PASSED THE HOUSE FEBRUARY 7 AND SUBSEQUENTLY PASSED THE SENATE WITH A SUBSTITUTE WHICH IS BEFORE THE BODY. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ALBERMARLE. THIS IS A MOMENTOUS OCCASION FOR PROCEDURE NERDS. I HOPE EVERYBODY WILL TAKE GREAT PLEASURE, THIS WENT TO THE SENATE COURTS COMMITTEE AND THEY
Comments
Oh Tag. We already have SOLs in place to punish the kids if they don't do well on a standardized test. The PSAT is an optional test that not every child will take, or do well on if they do. Creating a special reward for those that get a "satisfactory" score creates a bit of a disadvantage to kids who may not be looking at going to college (Hi trade schools!). Leave graduation credits to the teachers in the classes already.