Student discipline; long-term suspension. (SB995)

Introduced By

Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Moneta) with support from co-patron Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico)

Progress

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

Description

Student discipline; long-term suspension. Reduces the maximum length of a long-term suspension from 364 calendar days to 45 school days. The bill prohibits a long-term suspension from extending beyond the current grading period unless aggravating circumstances exist and prohibits a long-term suspension from extending beyond the current school year. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/03/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100679D
01/03/2017Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/13/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB995)
01/18/2017Assigned Education sub: Public Education
02/02/2017Committee substitute printed 17105134D-S1
02/02/2017Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 4-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 substitute waived
02/06/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17105134D-S1
02/06/2017Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB995S1
02/07/2017Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 8-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/07/2017Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2017Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2017Placed on Calendar
02/09/2017Read first time
02/09/2017Referred to Committee on Education
02/10/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB995S1)
02/13/2017Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 8-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2017Committee substitute printed 17105405D-H1
02/14/2017Read second time
02/14/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB995H1)
02/15/2017Passed by for the day
02/16/2017Passed by for the day
02/17/2017Passed by for the day
02/20/2017Read third time
02/20/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17105405D-H1
02/20/2017Defeated by House (39-Y 56-N)
02/20/2017VOTE: DEFEATED (39-Y 56-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, 3 clips in all, totaling 10 minutes.

Transcript

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



Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke): WOULD BE ALL GOOD. SO MR. PRESIDENT, I URGE THE BODY TO SUPPORT THIS BILL.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM CHESAPEAKE, SENATOR COSGROVE.

Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SPEAKING AGAINST THE BILL.

[Unknown]: THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR.

Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake): MR. PRESIDENT, A FEW YEARS AGO, YOU AND I BOTH CARRIED THE NO SMOKING RESTAURANTS BILL, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A GOOD BILL AND I TOOK A LOT OF HEAT FOR IT. BUT THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS AFRAID OF. THAT THIS IS GOING TO BECOME A CHRISTMAS TREE. NOW, LOOKING AT THE BILL, OUTDOOR PUBLIC PLACE MEANS ANY PUBLIC PARK, RECREATIONAL FACILITY, PLAYGROUND ESTABLISHED BY A LOCALITY, A PUBLIC GREENWAY OR OUTDOORS AMPHITHEATER --

[Unknown]: MR. PRESIDENT, WOULD THE SENATOR YIELD FOR A QUESTION? NOT QUITE YET. I'M SORRY, I WILL YIELD, YES. OKAY. MR. PRESIDENT, IF YOU LOOK AT THE AMENDMENT THAT -- THE AMENDMENT CHANGED THE DEFINITION SO THAT OUTDOORS PUBLIC PLACE MEANS ANY OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER OR CONCERT VENUE OWNED BY A LOCALITY. THE REST OF THAT EARLIER LANGUAGE WAS DELETED BY AMENDMENTS. THE SENIOR SENATOR. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. I'M SORRY THAT I DIDN'T SEE THE AMENDMENT, BUT I STILL HOLD THAT BASICALLY THIS IS ANOTHER CHRISTMAS TREE WITH ANOTHER ORNAMENT GOING ON IT. WHAT I FEAR WHEN WE CARRIED THAT BILL A FEW YEARS AGO, BASICALLY IT'S JUST GOING TO HAVE A ROLLING EFFECT IF WE ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. SO I'M GOING TO VOTE AGAINST THE BILL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE JUNIOR SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA BEACH, SENATOR DeSTEPH.

Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach): MR. PRESIDENT, WILL THE SENATOR FROM ROANOKE CITY RISE FOR A QUESTION?

[Unknown]: WOULD THE SENATOR FROM ROANOKE CITY YIELD FOR A QUESTION?

Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach): I'LL BE GLAD TO.

[Unknown]: HE YIELDS, SENATOR. MR. PRESIDENT, IF HE CORK I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT FROM THE SENATOR FROM ROANOKE CITY IF THEY CAN HAVE A SMOKING AND NO SMOKING AREA THE WAY IT IS TODAY IN THE OUTDOORS AMPHITHEATER. THE SENATOR FROM ROANOKE CITY. UNDER THE DYLAN RULE, MR. PRESIDENT, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE -- THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO BLOCK OFF SMOKING AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS, AND SO THIS IS AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION ONLY. AND IT WOULD REQUIRE SIGNAGE. THE JUNIOR SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA BEACH. MR. PRESIDENT, IF I MAY, SPEAKING TO THE BILL. THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR. I BELIEVE TODAY THAT IN OUTDOOR AM IF I THEERS, THEY CAN HAVE SMOKING SECTIONS AND NONSMOKING SECTIONS AND THAT'S WHY I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THIS BILL.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL SENATE BILL 938 PASS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES 19, NOS 21. AYES 19, NO, SIR 21, THE BILL DOES NOT PASS. THE SENATE WILL STAND AT EASE.


Del. Daun Hester (D-Norfolk): . HOUSE RESOLUTION 427, PATRONED BY DELEGATE MASSIE ASKED TO TAKE THAT BYE FOR THE DAY.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): GENTLEMAN FROM SHENANDOAH, MR. GILBERT.

Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock): THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE FOR AN OBJECTION.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): WITHOUT OBJECTION, BYE FOR THE DAY. THE JOURNAL SHALL REFLECT THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS ARE AWAY ON PRESSING PERSONAL BUSINESS AND GRANTED LEAVE, DELEGATES KORY, MOREFIELD AND WARD. ARE THERE FURTHER MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS UNDER RULE 39? IF NOT, CLERK WILL CALL

Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock): CALENDAR TODAY, MONDAY, CALENDAR. FEBRUARY 20TH, FIRST CATEGORY OF BILLS ON THIRD READING UNCONTESTED CALENDAR PAGE TWO OF THE PRINTED CALENDAR. SENATE BILL 1486 TAKEN BYE FOR THE DAY. SENATE BILL 868 TO REQUIRE LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICE TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINTS ALLEGING ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF A CHILD AND SUBSEQUENT BY APPROPRIATIONS.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): GENTLEMAN FROM CAROLINE, MR. ORROCK.

Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg): SENATE BILL 868 REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT TO INITIATE INVESTIGATIVE ACTIONS WITHIN 24 HOURS OF RECEIVING A SUSPECTED ABUSE CHARGE IF THE CHILD IS UNDER AGE TWO.

[Unknown]: CONTINUING WITH THE BLOCK, A BILL FOR PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED FROM A GENERAL FUND SUPPORTED RESOIRSS AND REPEAL ACTIVE ASSEMBLY OF 2015, WITH A SUBSTITUTE.

Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg): GENTLEMAN FROM SUFFOLK, MR. JONES.

Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk): MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED, NO. SUBSTITUTE AGREED TO. GENTLEMAN FROM SUFFOLK.

Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk): SENATE BILL 1045 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2248 PASSING THIS CHAMBER ON THE THIRD OF FEBRUARY, I MOVE WE PASS THE BILL.

[Unknown]: SENATE BILL 1122, A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT SECTION OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA RELATED TO APPLICANTS FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CONTACT INFORMATION.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): GENTLEMAN FROM CARE YES LINE, MR. ORROCK.

Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg): MR. SPEAKER, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE, SENATE BILL 1122 PUTS IN PLACE A MECHANISM WHERE DSS WILL SECURE ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CLIENTS OF THEIRS SO THAT THEY'LL HAVE BETTER ABILITY TO CONTACT THEM IN THE EVENT THAT THAT IS NECESSARY. I MOVE THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.

[Unknown]: SENATE BILL 1169 A BILL TO AMEND AND REQUIRE, EXCUSE ME, A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT A RELATED TO ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING OR REGULATIONS, MINIMUM CITY POPULATION REPORTING TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION.

Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg): GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA BEACH, MR. VILLANUEVA.

Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach): THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, SENATE BILL 1169 ALLOWS SMALLER CITIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIRE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS TO ADMINISTER PARKING VIOLATIONS THAT INCLUDE HARRIS ONBERG. I MOVE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.

[Unknown]: CONTINUING SENATE BILLS, NEXT UP IN THE BLOCK, SENATE BILL 1239.

Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach): QUESTION IS ON ADPGS OF THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE. SUBSTITUTE AGREED TO.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB1534.