Public elementary and secondary school students, certain; excused absences.
Summary
Certain public elementary and secondary school students; excused absences; attendance at pow wow. Provides that, subject to guidelines established by the Department of Education, any student who is a member of a state-recognized or federally recognized tribal nation that is headquartered in the Commonwealth and who is absent from school to attend such tribal nation's pow wow gathering shall be granted one excused absence per academic year, provided that the parent of such student provides to the student's school advance notice of such absence in the manner required by the school.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 21, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
4
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 233 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 23, 2022
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House Block Vote (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1022E
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: K-12
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103817D
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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