SB 1414 Virginia Senate · 2017 Regular Session

Students receiving home instruction; participation in AP and PSAT/NMSQT.

Summary
Requires school boards to (i) make Advanced Placement (AP), Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), and PreACT examinations available to students receiving home instruction; (ii) adopt written policies that specify the date by which such students shall register to participate in such examinations; and (iii) notify such students and their parents of such registration deadline and the availability of financial assistance to low-income and needy students to take such examinations. This bill is identical to
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 11, 2017 Signed Mar 13, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Mar 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 334 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 17, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1414E
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 17103571D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors