HB 2147 Virginia House of Delegates · 2019 Regular Session

Standards for Accreditation; review and corrective action.

Summary
Aligns the state review process of underperforming schools and school divisions with the new Standards for Accreditation adopted by the Board of Education (Board). The bill requires the Board to establish a review process to assist schools not meeting the standards established by the Board. The Board shall establish a corrective action plan process for any such school within its division, including a requirement that each school board submit a corrective action plan for any school in the local school division that does not meet the established standards. The bill requires a school board of a school division that does not demonstrate progress in developing or implementing such corrective action plan to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Board. The bill also requires the school board of an underperforming school division to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Board prior to developing a corrective action plan.
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 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2019 · House of Delegates Jan 28, 2019

How they voted

340
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 15, 2019
D Democratic15
15 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 18, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 585 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 15, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2147H1
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105860D-H1
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 19102085D
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors