Open school enrollment policies; guidance on best practices.
Summary
Public schools; open school enrollment policiesand guidance. Requires the Board of Education to develop andmake available to each school board by August 1, 2024, model policiesand guidance relating to open school enrollment detailing certainconditions, limitations, and procedures relating to the open enrollmentprocess and nonresident students, defined as any student who is enrolledin a school within such student's school division but outside ofthe attendance area in which he resides pursuant to an open enrollmentpolicy. The bill requires each school board to establish and implementpolicies to provide for open enrollment in accordance with the model policies and guidelines developed by the Board. Current law permits,but does not require, each school board to establish and implementpolicies providing for open enrollment.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Feb 22, 2024
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024
How they voted
67–29
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 99
Feb 13, 2024
D
Democratic50
56% Nay
R
Republican49
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (68-Y 29-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (68-Y 29-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
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 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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