SB 829 Virginia Senate · 2017 Regular Session

Alternatives to suspension; Board of Education shall establish guidelines for local school boards.

Summary

Directs the Board of Education to establish guidelines for alternatives to short-term and long-term suspension for consideration by local school boards. This bill is identical to

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2016

Committee Review

Feb 2017

Senate Passage

Feb 2017

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2017

Signed into Law

Mar 2017

Introduced Nov 10, 2016 Signed Mar 3, 2017

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Committee

Mar 3, 2017

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 303 (effective 7/1/17)

executive

Feb 15, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Passed House (85-Y 13-N)

legislature

Feb 8, 2017

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

legislature

Jan 18, 2017

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Public Education

legislature

Nov 10, 2016

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

legislature

Nov 10, 2016

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100600D

legislature

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors