Standards of School Safety; Board of Education, et al., to establish.
Summary
Board of Education; Standards of Quality; Standardsof School Safety. Requires the Board of Education, in collaborationwith the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety and such otherstakeholders as it deems appropriate, to establish pursuant to regulationthe Standards of School Safety for the purpose of assessing schoolsafety in each local school division in the Commonwealth and eachschool building therein based on such objective, quantifiable measuresof safety as the Board deems appropriate. The bill requires the Boardto incorporate compliance with the Standards of School Safety asa school and school division accountability measure for the purposes of the Standards of Accreditation.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Last action Feb 13, 2024
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Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
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Committee
3
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom Garrett
RRepublican
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