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Education Bills for 2016 General Assembly Session

Bills Committee Last action Date
HB 36Bell, Richard P. – Twelfth-grade government courses public high school; civics portion of the U.S. Naturalization Test. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 57Kory – Student attendance; withdrawal of students absent without excuse (marked as withdrawn if over 15 days). (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 93Kory – School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening day of school. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Education Innovation 01/15/16
HB 131Bell, Robert B. – Students who receive home instruction; participation in interscholastic programs. (H) Committee on Education (H) Referred to Committee on Education 12/18/15
HB 164Farrell – High school graduation; verified units of credit (requirements reduced). (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Education Innovation 01/15/16
HB 166Cole – Visually impaired students; each student to be evaluated and receive instruction in Braille. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 167Cole – School board employees; possession of firearms by employees who are former law-enforcement officers. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 228Albo – Graduation requirements; computer programming as foreign language. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Education Innovation 01/19/16
HB 241Lingamfelter – Students with limited English proficiency; alternative to 11th grade SOL reading assessment. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Education Innovation 01/15/16
HB 261Yancey – Armed Forces of U.S. or Va. National Guard, former members; provisional teaching licenses. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 279Byron – Teacher licensure; Virginia STEM adjunct faculty licenses (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 333Pogge – School property; use by youth groups federally listed as patriotic & national organizations. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 353Greason – School boards, local; transportation agreements with nonpublic schools. (re: field trips) (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 381Greason – Standards of Learning; customized assessments for children with disabilities. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Education Innovation 01/15/16
HB 389LaRock – Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts; established, report. Update: reported from subcom (H) Committee on Education (H) Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations 01/19/16
HB 397LaRock – Discrimination; specification of certain terms relating to sex or gender. (H) Committee on General Laws (H) Referred to Committee on General Laws 01/06/16
HB 436Austin – Standards of Learning assessments in English reading and mathematics; retake, recovery credit. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Education Innovation 01/15/16
HB 459Freitas – Teacher licensure; industry certification credential, local waiver. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 475Filler-Corn – Students who have been treated for pediatric cancer; Return to Learn Protocol. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 478Kory – High school graduation and dropout data; on-time graduation (exclusions re extenuating circumstances). (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 487McClellan – School Resource Officers; those employed pursuant to School Resource Officer Grants Program. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 495Simon – Synthetic turf; three-year moratorium on installation at schools and parks. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 516Landes – Education, Board of; policy on sexually explicit instructional material. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 518LeMunyon – School boards, local; public school choice (within division to another school). (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Education Innovation 01/15/16
HB 519LeMunyon – School-affiliated entities; definition, providing protection for student personal information. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 520LeMunyon – Redistricting of school boundaries; assignment of students. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Education Innovation 01/15/16
HB 522LeMunyon – Standards of Learning Innovation Committee; list of restrictive federal laws and regulations, report (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Education Innovation 01/15/16
HB 524LeMunyon – Data on teacher performance and quality; confidentiality. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 525LeMunyon – Standards of Learning Innovation Committee; review of standardized testing in public high schools. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Education Innovation 01/15/16
HB 565Lingamfelter – Charter schools, public; changes to provisions for establishment and operation. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Education Innovation 01/15/16
HB 573Robinson – Students with limited English proficiency; alternatives to SOL English reading assessments. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Education Innovation 01/15/16
 
HB 659Filler-Corn – High school health education programs; training and education on relationships. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 663ColeRestroom facilities; use of facilities in public buildings or schools. (H) Committee on General Laws (H) Referred to Committee on General Laws 01/11/16
HB 682Peace – Teacher licensure; waiver of requirements, career and technical education. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 694Kory – State funding; ratio of full-time equivalent instruction to students with limited English. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 696Kory – Teacher licensure; technology education, military technology training. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 697Kory – Teachers; probation and dismissal. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 749Greason – School service providers; protection of student personal information. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 750Greason – Student personal information; definition of school services, college & career readiness assessment. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Elementary and Secondary Education 01/15/16
HB 781Cole – Restroom facilities; use of facilities in public buildings or schools, definition of biological sex. (H) Committee on General Laws (H) Referred to Committee on General Laws 01/12/16
HB 827TorianConcussions in student-athletes; guidelines for school division policies and procedures. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Education Innovation 01/19/16
HB 831Greason – Graduation requirements; computer science as foreign language. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Education Innovation 01/19/16
HB 842Cline – Teachers; preparation and licensure, professional development in indicators of dyslexia. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Education Innovation 01/19/16
HB 864Hugo – Public elementary and secondary schools; teacher grievance procedures. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Elementary and Secondary Education 01/19/16
HB 894Greason – Standards of Learning Innovation Committee; change in membership. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Education Innovation 01/18/16
HB 895GreasonHigh school graduation; Board of Education to develop requirements. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Education Innovation 01/19/16
       
HB 933Toscano – High school graduation and dropout data; students who have been placed in custody of DSS. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Education Innovation 01/19/16
HB 936Toscano – Students, certain, with limited English proficiency; standard diploma, credit accommodations. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Education Innovation 01/19/16
HB 942Wilt – School property; reasonable access by certain youth groups. (similar to HB 333) (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Elementary and Secondary Education 01/19/16
HB 953Keam – Imitation controlled substances; maximum disciplinary action for student. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Elementary and Secondary Education 01/19/16
HB 954Keam – Concussions; local school division policy to include Return to Learn Protocol for student-athletes. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Education Innovation 01/19/16
HB 965Davis – Public schools; organizations governing interscholastic programs. (VHSL; member voting rights) (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Elementary and Secondary Education 01/19/16
HB 967Davis – School term; waiver of length of school term, early course mastery. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Education Innovation 01/19/16
HB 975Lopez – Pesticides; aerial application near public or private schools. (H) Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (H) Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources 01/12/16
HB 1013Massie – Threat assessment teams; dissemination of certain records and information. (H) Committee on General Laws (H) Referred to Committee on General Laws 01/13/16
HB 1019Massie – Educational improvement scholarships; modifies tax credit program, pre-kindergarten eligibility. (H) Committee on Finance (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee #3 01/19/16
Bills Committee Last action Date
HB 1131Kory – Public schools; Standards of Learning assessments. (minimum required by feds) (H) Committee on Education (H) Referred to Committee on Education 01/13/16
HB 1132LaRock – School principals; incident reports. (not required to report to law enforcement if misdemeanor) (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Elementary and Secondary Education 01/19/16
HB 1134LaRock – Students; disorderly conduct (student cannot be charged). (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Elementary and Secondary Education 01/19/16
HB 1165Dudenhefer – Virginia Grade Level Alternative; electronic submission of evidence. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Education Innovation 01/19/16
HB 1186Hope – Advanced studies diploma; foreign language requirements, technical programming languages. (H) Committee on Education (H) Assigned to sub: Education Innovation 01/19/16
HJ 1Bell, Robert B. – Constitutional amendment; charter schools (second reference). (H) Committee on Privileges and Elections (H) Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Constitutional Amendments 01/14/16
       
SB 120Carrico – Passing stopped school buses; mailing of summons. (S) Committee on Transportation (S) Referred to Committee on Transportation 12/28/15
SB 203Miller – Public schools; Standards of Learning assessments (reduce to minimum required by feds). (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/05/16
SB 224Miller – Public schools; prohibited use of tobacco products on school bus, etc. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/05/16
SB 246StanleySTEM Competition Team Grant Program and Fund; established, created. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/06/16
SB 250Black – Local school boards; transportation agreements with nonpublic schools (adds field trips). (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/06/16
SB 275Wexton – Local school boards; transportation agreements with nonpublic schools.(field trips) (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/07/16
SB 336Miller – Board of Education; high school graduation requirements. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/08/16
SB 360Howell – Teachers; Superintendent of Public Instruction to track turnover. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/11/16
SB 368McDougle – Public schools; standards of accreditation.(multi-yr accred) (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/11/16
SB 370Wexton – Family life education; child sexual abuse. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/11/16
SB 427Miller – Standards of Learning assessments; students who refuse to take (not counted in accreditation). (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/12/16
SB 428Miller – Standards of Learning assessments; administration time frame. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/12/16
SB 441Edwards – Public schools; Standards of Learning assessments (minimum required by feds). (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/12/16
SB 458McEachin – Public schools; alternative to suspension (“all feasible alternatives”). (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/12/16
SB 498Sturtevant – Public schools; Standards of Learning assessments. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/12/16
SB 505Sturtevant – Standards of Learning assessments; reporting results (DOE to report results by Jn 30). (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/12/16
SB 525McPike – Public schools; Standards of Learning assessments. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/13/16
SB 538Surovell – Students with limited English proficiency; alternative to the eleventh grade Standards of Learning. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/13/16
SB 548Barker – Students with limited English proficiency; alternative to the eleventh grade Standards of Learning. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/13/16
SB 573RuffPart-time teacher permits (with expertise and credentials in CTE). (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/13/16