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
100% Yea
R
Republican19
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
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