SB 323 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

High school graduation requirements; advanced diploma, standard units of credit.

Summary
Board of Education; high school graduation requirements; certain substitutions. Requires the Board of Education, in establishing high school graduation requirements, to permit a student who is pursuing an advanced diploma and whose individualized education program specifies a credit accommodation for world language to substitute two standard units of credit in computer science for two standard units of credit in a world language. The bill provides that for any student electing to substitute a credit in computer science for credit in world language, his school counselor shall provide notice to the student and parent or guardian of possible impacts related to college entrance requirements.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020 Signed Apr 8, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Apr 8, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 874 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (80-Y 20-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (13-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB323S1
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107085D-S1
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103316D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GB
George Barker
DDemocratic
VA
39