Students; DOE to establish guideline for excused absence due to mental and behavioral health. (HB308)
Introduced By
Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington) with support from co-patrons Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City), and Del. Chris Hurst (D-Blacksburg)
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 elementary and secondary school students; excused absences; mental and behavioral health. Requires the Department of Education to establish and distribute to each school board no later than December 31, 2020, guidelines for the granting of excused absences to students who are absent from school due to mental or behavioral health and requires any student who is absent from school due to his mental or behavioral health to be granted an excused absence, subject to such guidelines. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/31/2019 | Committee |
| 12/31/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100877D |
| 12/31/2019 | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 01/13/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB308) |
| 01/13/2020 | Assigned Education sub: Pre-K-12 |
| 01/27/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N) |
| 01/29/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20106887D-H1 |
| 01/29/2020 | Reported from Education with substitute (13-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/31/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB308H1) |
| 01/31/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/03/2020 | Read second time |
| 02/03/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20106887D-H1 |
| 02/03/2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB308H1 |
| 02/04/2020 | Read third time and passed House (60-Y 38-N) |
| 02/04/2020 | VOTE: Passage (60-Y 38-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/05/2020 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/11/2020 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
| 02/20/2020 | Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2020 | Read third time |
| 02/24/2020 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/24/2020 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/24/2020 | Passed by temporarily |
| 02/24/2020 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/24/2020 | Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/26/2020 | Senate amendment agreed to by House (59-Y 37-N) |
| 02/26/2020 | VOTE: Adoption (59-Y 37-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/02/2020 | Enrolled |
| 03/02/2020 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB308ER) |
| 03/02/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB308ER) |
| 03/02/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/03/2020 | Signed by President |
| 03/12/2020 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
| 03/12/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| 04/08/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 869 (effective 7/1/20) |
| 04/08/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0869) |