SB 1034 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Behavioral assessments and interventions; Department of Education to review certain guidelines.

Summary
Department of Education; behavioral assessmentsand interventions. Directs the Department of Education to reviewand revise the Guidelines for Conducting Functional Behavioral Assessmentand Developing Positive Behavior Intervention Supports and Strategiesto align with research-based behavior science and best practicesfor functional behavior analysis. The bill also requires the Departmentto review and revise the content of the in-depth training providedto local school divisions on conducting functional behavioral analysisand developing quality behavior intervention plans.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2020 Last action Feb 27, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2020

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 5, 2020
D Democratic21
21 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
11
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rules (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
upper
Jan 17, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20104702D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AB
A. Benton "Ben" Chafin
RRepublican
VA
38