Students; guidelines on excused student absences, civic or political engagement. (HB1940)

Introduced By

Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke) with support from 20 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Dawn Adams (D-Richmond), Del. Lashrecse D. Aird (D-Petersburg), Del. Hala Ayala (D-Woodbridge), Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Lee Carter (D-Manassas), Del. Josh Cole (D-Stafford), Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Paul Krizek (D-Alexandria), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Ibraheem Samirah (D-Herndon), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News), Del. Rip Sullivan (D-Arlington), Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan), Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon), Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)

Progress

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

Description

Department of Education; guidelines on excused student absences; civic engagement. Provides that, subject to guidelines established by the Department of Education, each school board (i) shall permit one school day-long excused absence per school year for any middle school or high school student in the local school division who is absent from school to engage in a civic event and (ii) may permit additional excused absences for such students who are absent for such purposes. The bill also provides that local school boards may require that the student provide advance notice of the intended absence and require that the student provide documentation of participation in a civic event. This bill is identical to SB 1439. Read the Bill »

Status

03/12/2021: signed by governor

History

Date	Action
01/11/2021	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100543D
01/11/2021	Referred to Committee on Education
01/13/2021	Assigned Education sub: Pre-K-12
01/14/2021	Impact statement from DPB (HB1940)
01/15/2021	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
01/18/2021	Reported from Education (17-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
01/19/2021	Read first time
01/20/2021	Passed by for the day
01/21/2021	Floor substitute printed 21103483D-H1 (Rasoul)
01/21/2021	Read second time
01/21/2021	Substitute by Delegate Rasoul agreed to 21103483D-H1
01/21/2021	Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB1940H1
01/22/2021	Read third time and passed House (62-Y 37-N)
01/22/2021	VOTE: Passage (62-Y 37-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed
01/25/2021	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/28/2021	Impact statement from DPB (HB1940H1)
02/05/2021	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2021	Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/11/2021	Reported from Education and Health with amendments (9-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2021	Read third time
02/15/2021	Reading of amendments waived
02/15/2021	Committee amendments agreed to
02/15/2021	Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/15/2021	Passed Senate with amendments (26-Y 13-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2021	Placed on Calendar
02/17/2021	Senate amendments agreed to by House (61-Y 38-N)
02/17/2021	VOTE: Adoption (61-Y 38-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2021	Enrolled
02/22/2021	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1940ER)
02/22/2021	Impact statement from DPB (HB1940ER)
02/22/2021	Signed by President
02/24/2021	Signed by Speaker
02/25/2021	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
02/25/2021	G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
03/12/2021	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 104 (effective 7/1/21)
03/12/2021	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0104)