K-9 Detection Teams; permitted in public schools. (HB1556)
Introduced By
Del. Emily Brewer (R-Suffolk) with support from co-patron Del. Kim Taylor (R-Dinwiddie)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Employment of K-9 Detection Teams in public schools permitted. Permits any school board to employ or hire on a contract basis in any public elementary or secondary school in the local school division a full-time or part-time K-9 Detection Team, defined in the bill as a safety assessment team that (i) consists of a canine and a canine handler who are trained specifically to detect explosives, firearms, narcotics, and tobacco products and nicotine vapor products, as those terms are defined in relevant law, and (ii) is employed by a school board or hired by a school board on a contract basis to provide such detection services in public elementary and secondary schools in the local school division pursuant to a contract with an entity that is approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to train canines and canine handlers to provide such detection services. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/05/2023 | Committee |
| 01/05/2023 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102553D |
| 01/05/2023 | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 01/16/2023 | Assigned Education sub: K-12 |
| 01/17/2023 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/17/2023 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) |
| 01/17/2023 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| 01/18/2023 | Reported from Education with substitute (13-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/18/2023 | Committee substitute printed 23104657D-H1 |
| 01/18/2023 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 01/19/2023 | Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education |
| 01/25/2023 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/25/2023 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) |
| 01/27/2023 | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (20-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/27/2023 | Committee substitute printed 23105375D-H2 |
| 01/31/2023 | Read first time |
| 02/01/2023 | Read second time |
| 02/01/2023 | Committee on Education substitute rejected 23104657D-H1 |
| 02/01/2023 | Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 23105375D-H2 |
| 02/01/2023 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1556H2 |
| 02/02/2023 | Read third time and passed House (65-Y 35-N) |
| 02/02/2023 | VOTE: Passage (65-Y 35-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/03/2023 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/03/2023 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/07/2023 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1556H2) |
| 02/13/2023 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
| 02/16/2023 | Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
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