Public schools; increases kindergarten instructional time. (SB1278)
Introduced By
Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patron Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Public schools; kindergarten instructional time. Increases from 540 hours to 990 hours the minimum instructional hours in a school year for students in kindergarten. The bill directs the Board of Education to promulgate regulations by July 1, 2021, establishing standards for accreditation that include a requirement that the standard school day for students in kindergarten average at least 5.5 instructional hours in order to qualify for full accreditation. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/07/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101549D |
01/07/2019 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/18/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1278) |
01/23/2019 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
01/31/2019 | Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2019 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/04/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2019 | Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2019 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2019 | Passed Senate (30-Y 10-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
02/06/2019 | Read first time |
02/06/2019 | Referred to Committee on Education |
02/08/2019 | Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #2 |
02/13/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 4-N) |
02/13/2019 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
02/13/2019 | Reported from Education (18-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2019 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/13/2019 | Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education |
02/19/2019 | Left in Appropriations |