High school graduation requirements; advanced diploma, standard units of credit. (SB323)

Introduced By

Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria)

Progress

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

Description

Board of Education; high school graduation requirements; certain substitutions. Requires the Board of Education, in establishing high school graduation requirements, to permit a student who is pursuing an advanced diploma and whose individualized education program specifies a credit accommodation for world language to substitute two standard units of credit in computer science for two standard units of credit in a world language. The bill provides that for any student electing to substitute a credit in computer science for credit in world language, his school counselor shall provide notice to the student and parent or guardian of possible impacts related to college entrance requirements. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/06/2020Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103316D
01/06/2020Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/14/2020Assigned Education sub: Public Education
01/16/2020Impact statement from DPB (SB323)
02/06/2020Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2020Committee substitute printed 20107085D-S1
02/07/2020Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2020Impact statement from DPB (SB323S1)
02/10/2020Read second time
02/10/2020Reading of substitute waived
02/10/2020Committee substitute agreed to 20107085D-S1
02/10/2020Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB323S1
02/11/2020Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2020Placed on Calendar
02/14/2020Read first time
02/14/2020Referred to Committee on Education
02/14/2020Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
02/24/2020Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
02/24/2020Reported from Education (13-Y 8-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2020Read second time
02/27/2020Read third time
02/27/2020Passed House (80-Y 20-N)
02/27/2020VOTE: Passage (80-Y 20-N) (see vote tally)
03/04/2020Enrolled
03/04/2020Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB323ER)
03/05/2020Impact statement from DPB (SB323ER)
03/05/2020Signed by President
03/05/2020Signed by Speaker
03/12/2020Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
03/12/2020G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
04/08/2020G Approved by Governor-Chapter 874 (effective 7/1/20)
04/08/2020G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0874)