SB 1475 Virginia Senate · 2017 Regular Session

Family life education; changes to curriculum guidelines and curricula.

Summary
Makes changes to family life education curriculum guidelines and curricula, including requiring family life education curriculum guidelines to include instruction as appropriate for the age of the student in the value of family relationships and permitting the age-appropriate elements of effective and evidence-based programs on the prevention of sexual violence that are required to be incorporated into any high school family life education curriculum offered by a local school division to include instruction that increases student awareness of the fact that consent is required before sexual activity.
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 17, 2017 Signed Mar 24, 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
23
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Mar 24, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 692 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education
legislature
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1475E
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
legislature
Jan 17, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 17, 2017
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 17103707D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors