SB 142 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Virtual Virginia; availability to all public schools.

Summary
Virtual Virginia. Requires that the Virtual Virginia Program, the statewide electronic classroom established by the Department of Education, be made available to all public schools. Currently, the program is available only to high schools. The bill requires the Department to utilize a learning management system for the purposes of implementing Virtual Virginia. The bill also authorizes the Department to charge a per-student, per-course fee to school divisions for each student enrolled in a full-time Virtual Virginia program beyond an initial allotment of 15 such students per course, per school. The bill prohibits the Department from limiting the total number of such students by school division. The bill requires the Department to annually report on the Virtual Virginia Program to the General Assembly.
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Governor
Introduced Dec 18, 2019 Last action Mar 12, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
14
Committee
16
Amendments
2
Mar 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB142H1
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108565D-H1
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
lower
Feb 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB142E
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 9, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Dec 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Dec 18, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101465D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
SD
Siobhan Dunnavant
RRepublican
VA
12