Instructional positions; students identified as having limited English proficiency. (HB13)

Introduced By

Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church) with support from co-patron Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)

Progress

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

Description

Instructional positions; students identified as having limited English proficiency. Requires state funding to be provided pursuant to the general appropriation act to support 20 full-time equivalent instructional positions for each 1,000 students identified as having limited English proficiency. Current law requires state funding to support 17 such positions for each 1,000 such students. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
11/20/2017Committee
11/20/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100647D
11/20/2017Referred to Committee on Education
01/18/2018Impact statement from DPB (HB13)
01/19/2018Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #2
01/31/2018Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
01/31/2018Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
02/05/2018Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
02/05/2018Reported from Education (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2018Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/07/2018Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
02/13/2018Left in Appropriations

Comments

ACLU-VA Immigrants Rights, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

The ACLU of Virginia supports this legislation that will provide funding to Virginia school divisions to help them comply with federal and constitutional requirements to provide equal educational opportunity to students with limited English proficiency.