School Construction Fund and Program; definitions.
Summary
Virginia Public School Construction Grants Programand Fund; career and technical education programs eligible. Directsthe Board of Education to revise the guidelines on the administrationof the Virginia Public School Construction Grants Program to explicitlyclarify that grants provided to a qualifying school division underthe Program may be used for construction, additions, infrastructure,site acquisition, and renovations for buildings and facilities usedfor career and technical education programs provided at a regionalcomprehensive school. The bill also provides that "public schoolbuildings and facilities" or "public school buildings" for the purposesof the Program includes any school building or facility used forcareer and technical education programs provided at any regionalcomprehensive school.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 6, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 22, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
13
Committee
10
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 388 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB462ER)
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
senate
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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