SB105
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Lucas |
English language learner students; ratios of instructional positions, At-Risk Program established. |
Summary:
Public school staffing and funding; National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund; At-Risk Program; English language learner students.
Renames the National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund as the National Board Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund, expands eligibility for incentive grant awards from such Fund pursuant to such Program from solely teachers who have obtained national certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to all public school staff who are candidates for initial national certification or maintenance of national certification to cover certain costs of obtaining or maintaining such certification and all public school staff who have successfully obtained or maintained such certification, and permits certain teachers to apply for additional incentive grants pursuant to such Program and Fund. The bill also establishes the At-Risk Program for the purpose of supporting programs and services for students who are educationally at risk, including prevention, intervention, or remediation activities required pursuant to relevant law, teacher recruitment programs and initiatives, programs for English language learners, the hiring of additional school counselors and other support staff, and other programs relating to increasing the success of disadvantaged students in completing a high school degree and providing opportunities to encourage further education and training. The bill also contains provisions relating to certain funding requirements for the At-Risk Program. Finally, the bill requires state funding to be provided pursuant to the general appropriation act to support ratios of instructional positions to English language learner students based on each such student's English proficiency level, as established in the general appropriation act. This bill incorporates SB 127, SB 128, SB 187, SB 227, SB 228, and SB 609 and is identical to HB 624.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
3/5/2024 - Conferees appointed by House 3/5/2024 - Delegates: Maldonado, Simonds, Cherry 3/8/2024 - Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) 3/8/2024 - VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N) 3/26/2024 - Signed by Speaker
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Senate Committee Actions:
3/27/2024 - Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 3/31/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (SB105ER) 4/8/2024 - Governor's recommendation received by Senate 4/17/2024 - Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) 4/17/2024 - Communicated to Governor
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Related Bills:
HB708 (Maldonado) - National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program & Fund; eligibility, incentive grant awards.
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K-12 Subcommittee
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
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SB220
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Favola |
Special education and related services; definitions, utilization of Virginia IEP. |
Summary:
Special education and related services.
Makes several changes relating to special education and related services for children with disabilities in public elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth, including requiring (i) the Department of Education to (a) develop, establish, review and update as necessary at least once every five years, and make available to each local school board an IEP writing, facilitation, tracking, and transfer system to be referred to as the Virginia IEP that includes, at a minimum, an IEP template component and a data system component and (b) develop and publish a data dashboard for the annual public reporting of state-level, division-level, and school-level special education data; (ii) each local school board to designate a faculty member to serve as a special education parent/family liaison to be a resource to parents and families to understand and engage in the referral, evaluation, reevaluation, and eligibility process if they suspect that their child has a disability and in the IEP process; and (iii) the Parent Training and Information Center in the Commonwealth designated pursuant to relevant federal law to establish special education family support centers in eight distinct regions of the Commonwealth that shall each be staffed by a regional special education family liaison employed by such center, coordinate with the designated special education parent/family liaisons in the local school divisions in the region, develop and implement outreach and support to parents of children with disabilities in its region, and track and report to the State Parent Ombudsman for Special Education data on questions and concerns raised by parents. This bill is identical to HB 1089.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/28/2024 - Substitute by Delegate Coyner agreed to 24108413D-H2 2/28/2024 - Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB220H2 2/28/2024 - Passed House with substitute (100-Y 0-N) 2/28/2024 - VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N) 3/6/2024 - Signed by Speaker
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Senate Committee Actions:
3/6/2024 - Enrolled 3/6/2024 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB220ER) 3/7/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (SB220ER) 3/7/2024 - Signed by President 3/11/2024 - Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
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K-12 Subcommittee
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
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SB225
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Pekarsky |
School bd. policy; parental notification of responsibility of safe storage of firearms in household. |
Summary:
School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of firearms in the household.
Requires each local school board to develop and implement a policy to require the annual notification of the parent of each student enrolled in the local school division, to be sent by email and, if applicable, SMS text message within 30 calendar days succeeding the first day of each school year, of the parent's legal responsibility to safely store any firearm present in the household, risks associated with improperly stored firearms, statistics relating to firearm-related accidents, injuries, and death among youth, and other tips and strategies. The bill requires each school board to make such parental notification available in multiple languages on its website. This bill is identical to HB 498.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/26/2024 - Committee substitute agreed to 24108005D-H1 2/26/2024 - Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB225H1 2/26/2024 - Passed House with substitute (53-Y 43-N) 2/26/2024 - VOTE: Passage (53-Y 43-N) 3/4/2024 - Signed by Speaker
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Senate Committee Actions:
3/7/2024 - Signed by President 3/11/2024 - Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 3/26/2024 - Governor's recommendation received by Senate 4/17/2024 - Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) 4/17/2024 - Communicated to Governor
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Related Bills:
HB498 (Cohen) - School bd. policy; parental notification of responsibility of safe storage of firearms in household.
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K-12 Subcommittee
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
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SB314
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Roem |
Farm to School Program Task Force; Department of Education to establish. |
Summary:
Department of Education; establishment of Farm to School Program Task Force.
Requires the Department of Education to establish and appoint such members as it deems necessary or appropriate to the Farm to School Program Task Force for the purpose of increasing student access throughout the Commonwealth to high-quality farm to school programs, defined in the bill as programs (i) whereby public schools purchase and feature prominently in school meals locally produced food or (ii) that involve experiential student learning opportunities relating to local food and agriculture, including school and community garden programs and local farm visits. The bill requires the Task Force to collaborate with local school boards, community-based organizations, farmers, relevant state and local agencies, and other relevant stakeholders to (a) assess existing farm to school programs within the Commonwealth to identify and disseminate to each local school board best practices for implementing and sustaining such programs, (b) establish and distribute to each local school board a guidance document for the establishment and operation of school garden programs, (c) provide information and resources to each local school board to assist it in leveraging grant funds to support farm to school programs, and (d) collect such data and make such policy recommendations to local school boards, the Board of Education, and the General Assembly as it deems appropriate. This bill is identical to HB 830.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
3/5/2024 - Conferees appointed by House 3/5/2024 - Delegates: Cousins, McQuinn, Cherry 3/6/2024 - Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 6-N) 3/6/2024 - VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 6-N) 3/26/2024 - Signed by Speaker
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Senate Committee Actions:
3/25/2024 - Enrolled 3/25/2024 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB314ER) 3/25/2024 - Signed by President 3/27/2024 - Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 3/31/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (SB314ER)
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Related Bills:
HB830 (Cousins) - Farm to School Program Task Force; Department of Education to establish.
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K-12 Subcommittee
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
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SB352
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Peake |
Teachers; changes to provisions relating to licensure and certification, reciprocity. |
Summary:
Teacher licensure; universal licensure by reciprocity.
Establishes universal licensure by reciprocity as a category of teacher licensure in the Commonwealth for teachers who hold a valid out-of-state teaching license with full credentials and without deficiencies that has been in force and in use by the individual as an employed teacher in a non-virtual classroom setting at a public or private elementary or secondary school for at least three years prior to and is in force at the time of application and meet other provisions set forth in the bill. The bill also permits the division superintendent rather than the Board of Education, as in current law, to issue a career and technical education teacher a provisional license to allow time for the teacher to attain the industry certification credential required by law. Finally, the bill directs the Department of Education to compile, publicly post on its website, and update as necessary, data on teacher licensure standards and requirements for each state for the purposes of facilitating the determination of the compatibility of out-of-state teacher licenses with requirements for teacher licensure and licensure by reciprocity in the Commonwealth and increasing transparency of such licensure requirements. This bill is identical to HB 632.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
3/5/2024 - Conferees appointed by House 3/5/2024 - Delegates: Rasoul, Laufer, Scott, P.A. 3/9/2024 - Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N) 3/9/2024 - VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N) 3/26/2024 - Signed by Speaker
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Senate Committee Actions:
3/25/2024 - Enrolled 3/25/2024 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB352ER) 3/25/2024 - Signed by President 3/27/2024 - Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 3/31/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (SB352ER)
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Related Bills:
HB632 (Rasoul) - Teachers; changes to provisions relating to licensure and certification, reciprocity.
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K-12 Subcommittee
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
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SB435
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Suetterlein |
Education, Board of; through-year growth assessment system, alternatives during 2024-2026. |
Summary:
Board of Education; through-year growth assessment system; alternatives during 2024-2026 school years.
Requires the Board of Education to permit school boards to administer, during the 2024-2026 school years, assessments as alternatives to the through-year growth assessment system established by the Board, provided that any such alternative assessment is aligned to the Standards of Learning. This bill is identical to HB 1076.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/23/2024 - Read second time 2/26/2024 - Read third time 2/26/2024 - Passed House (81-Y 12-N) 2/26/2024 - VOTE: Passage (81-Y 12-N) 2/29/2024 - Signed by Speaker
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/29/2024 - Enrolled 2/29/2024 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB435ER) 3/3/2024 - Signed by President 3/4/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (SB435ER) 3/11/2024 - Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
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Related Bills:
HB1076 (Rasoul) - Education, Board of; through-year growth assessment system, alternatives during 2024-2026.
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K-12 Subcommittee
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Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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SB441
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Durant |
School boards; employment verification, requirement. |
Summary:
School boards; employment verification; timing.
Requires each school board to respond within 10 working days of receiving a request for employment verification of a former employee of the school board when such verification is sought by another school board. The bill defines working day as every day except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal state and federal holidays. This bill is identical to HB 355.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
3/5/2024 - Conferees appointed by House 3/5/2024 - Delegates: Sewell, Laufer, Milde 3/6/2024 - Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N) 3/6/2024 - VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N) 3/26/2024 - Signed by Speaker
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Senate Committee Actions:
3/25/2024 - Enrolled 3/25/2024 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB441ER) 3/25/2024 - Signed by President 3/27/2024 - Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 3/31/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (SB441ER)
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Related Bills:
HB355 (Cole) - School boards; employment verification, requirement.
HB1384 (Milde) - School boards; employment verification, requirement.
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K-12 Subcommittee
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
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SB498
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Carroll Foy |
School-connected overdose policies; guidelines, parental notification and response. |
Summary:
Board of Education; guidelines on school-connected overdose policies; response and parental notification.
Requires the Board of Education to establish guidelines for school-connected overdose response and parental notification policies to aid local school boards in the implementation of such policies. The bill requires such guidelines to include (i) a model action plan for each school board to follow in responding to any school-connected overdose, including communicating and coordinating with the Department of Education and the applicable law-enforcement liaison or the local law-enforcement agency that employs such school division's school resources officers, and (ii) criteria for issuing parental notification to ensure sensitivity to the privacy interests of affected individuals and compliance with any applicable law, rules, or regulations relating to the disclosure and protection of a minor's personal, confidential, or otherwise sensitive information. This bill is identical to HB 1504.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
3/6/2024 - VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N) 3/26/2024 - Signed by Speaker 4/17/2024 - House rejected Governor's recommendation (42-Y 57-N) 4/17/2024 - VOTE: REJECTED (42-Y 57-N) 4/17/2024 - Communicated to Governor
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Senate Committee Actions:
3/27/2024 - Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 3/31/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (SB498ER) 4/5/2024 - Governor's recommendation received by Senate 4/5/2024 - Governor's substitute printed 24109245D-S2 4/17/2024 - Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
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Related Bills:
HB1048 (Batten) - School-connected overdoses; policies relating to parental notification and response, requirements.
HB1504 (Seibold) - School-connected overdose policies; guidelines, parental notification and response.
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K-12 Subcommittee
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
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SB608
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Aird |
Community Schools, Office of; established within Department of Education. |
Summary:
Public education; community schools; Office of Community Schools at Department of Education.
Requires the Department of Education to establish the Office of Community Schools as an office within the Department for the purpose of supporting the development and growth of community schools throughout the Commonwealth in accordance with the Virginia Community School Framework. This bill is identical to HB 625.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
3/4/2024 - Signed by Speaker 4/17/2024 - House concurred in Governor's recommendation (63-Y 37-N) 4/17/2024 - VOTE: Adoption (63-Y 37-N) 4/17/2024 - Signed by Speaker as reenrolled 4/17/2024 - Enacted, Chapter 797 (effective 7/1/24)
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Senate Committee Actions:
4/8/2024 - Governor's substitute printed 24109324D-S2 4/17/2024 - Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) 4/17/2024 - Reenrolled 4/17/2024 - Reenrolled bill text (SB608ER2) 4/17/2024 - Signed by President as reenrolled
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Related Bills:
HB625 (Rasoul) - Community Schools, Office of; established within Department of Education.
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K-12 Subcommittee
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
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