Public schools; youth and community violence prevention, report.
Summary
Public schools; certain local school divisions; youth and community violence prevention; Community Builders Pilot Program established; report. Establishes the Community Builders Pilot Program for the purpose of reducing youth involvement in behaviors that lead to gun violence and increasing community engagement among public school students by providing to students who are entering the eighth grade and enrolled in Roanoke City Public Schools and Petersburg City Public Schools opportunities during the school year after regular school hours and during the summer months for community engagement, workforce development, postsecondary education exploration, and social-emotional education and development. The bill provides that the school boards of Roanoke City Public Schools and Petersburg City Public Schools shall be responsible for the administration of the Program and are directed to collect data and report to the Governor and relevant committees of the General Assembly by November 1 of each year on the progress of the Program. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 484.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 2, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 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
38
Key actions
15
Committee
14
Amendments
2
Apr 2, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 299 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB626ER)
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
senate
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rules (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB626E
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Referred from Rules
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
1 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sam Rasoul
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Askew
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
Co
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
DDemocratic
Co
Holly Seibold
DDemocratic
Co
Irene Shin
DDemocratic
Co
J.R. Henson
DDemocratic
Co
Jackie Glass
DDemocratic
Co
Jeion Ward
DDemocratic
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