School calendar; opening of the school year, good cause waiver.
Summary
Authorizes the school board of any school division located in Planning District 16 that was not granted a good cause waiver for the 2018-2019 school year but would qualify for such a waiver under the law as it was in effect prior to July 1, 2019, for the 2019-2020 school year to set the school calendar so that the first day students are required to attend is earlier than Labor Day, including earlier than 14 days before Labor Day. Additionally, the bill authorizes the school board of any school division located in Planning District 16 that is entirely surrounded by two school divisions that either were granted a waiver pursuant to Chapter 3 of the Acts of Assembly of 2012, Special Session I, or would qualify for a good cause waiver pursuant to § 22.1-79.1 as it was in effect prior to July 1, 2019, for the 2019-2020 school year to open schools on the same opening date as either such surrounding school division.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Signed Mar 19, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2019 · House of Delegates Jan 28, 2019
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 15, 2019
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Mar 19, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 637 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (84-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2019
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2140S1
upper
Feb 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106720D-S1
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-0)
senate
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (92-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2019
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-0)
house of delegates
Jan 18, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102568D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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