Public schools; average daily membership, early graduation.
Summary
Provides that a student who graduates from a public high school in less than four school years will be counted in the average daily membership in the relevant school division until the graduation of his class cohort or he is no longer of school-age, whichever is earlier. The provisions of the bill do not apply to any student who completes a high school equivalency examination. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2019
Last action Feb 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2019
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Feb 5, 2019
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1587E
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-0)
senate
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103351D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
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