Alternatives to suspension; Board of Education shall establish guidelines for local school boards. (SB829)
Introduced By
Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D-Leesburg) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)
Progress
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Introduced |
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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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Became Law |
Description
Public schools; suspensions. Directs the Board of Education to establish guidelines for alternatives to short-term and long-term suspension for consideration by local school boards. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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11/10/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100600D |
11/10/2016 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/12/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB829) |
01/18/2017 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
02/02/2017 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2017 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/06/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2017 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2017 | Placed on Calendar |
02/08/2017 | Read first time |
02/08/2017 | Referred to Committee on Education |
02/13/2017 | Reported from Education (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2017 | Read second time |
02/15/2017 | Read third time |
02/15/2017 | Passed House (85-Y 13-N) |
02/15/2017 | VOTE: PASSAGE (85-Y 13-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2017 | Enrolled |
02/17/2017 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB829ER) |
02/17/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB829ER) |
02/17/2017 | Signed by Speaker |
02/20/2017 | Signed by President |
02/21/2017 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/21/17 |
02/21/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017 |
03/03/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 303 (effective 7/1/17) |
03/03/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0303) |
Comments
I support this effort to find alternatives to the current practices of short- and long-term suspensions, as these measures ultimately put the "problem kids" on a further downward trajectory, that is hard to break.