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
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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
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 |
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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) |