Public schools; instructional time for elementary school. (SB273)
Introduced By
Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax) with support from co-patron Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington)
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; instructional time. Requires local school boards to provide (i) a minimum of 680 hours of instructional time to students in elementary school, except for students in half-day kindergarten, in the four academic disciplines of English, mathematics, science, and history and social science and (ii) a minimum of 375 hours of instructional time to students in half-day kindergarten in the four academic disciplines of English, mathematics, science, and history and social science. The bill authorizes local school boards to include and requires the Board of Education to accept, for elementary school, unstructured recreational time that is intended to develop teamwork, social skills, and overall physical fitness in any calculation of total instructional time or teaching hours. This bill is identical to HB 1419. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/05/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101672D |
01/05/2018 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/17/2018 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
01/25/2018 | Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/29/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB273) |
01/29/2018 | Read second time |
01/29/2018 | Reading of amendment waived |
01/29/2018 | Committee amendment agreed to |
01/29/2018 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB273E |
01/29/2018 | Printed as engrossed 18101672D-E |
01/30/2018 | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2018 | Placed on Calendar |
02/05/2018 | Read first time |
02/05/2018 | Referred to Committee on Education |
02/05/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB273E) |
02/16/2018 | Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #2 |
02/21/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) |
02/26/2018 | Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2018 | Committee substitute printed 18107366D-H1 |
02/26/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB273H1) |
02/28/2018 | Read second time |
03/01/2018 | Read third time |
03/01/2018 | Committee substitute agreed to 18107366D-H1 |
03/01/2018 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB273H1 |
03/01/2018 | Passed House with substitute (98-Y 2-N) |
03/01/2018 | VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
03/05/2018 | House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N) (see vote tally) |
03/06/2018 | House insisted on substitute |
03/06/2018 | House requested conference committee |
03/07/2018 | Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/07/2018 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
03/07/2018 | Senators: Petersen, Peake, Lewis |
03/08/2018 | Conferees appointed by House |
03/08/2018 | Delegates: Delaney, Davis, Yancey |
03/08/2018 | C Amended by conference committee |
03/08/2018 | Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 3-N) |
03/08/2018 | VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
03/09/2018 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
03/20/2018 | Enrolled |
03/20/2018 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB273ER) |
03/20/2018 | Signed by Speaker |
03/22/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB273ER) |
03/22/2018 | Signed by President |
03/26/2018 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 26, 2018 |
03/26/2018 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018 |
04/06/2018 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 784 (effective 7/1/18) |
04/06/2018 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0784) |
Comments
Thank you Chap Petersen for sponsoring our Recess bill for us.