HB 777 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Students, certain; enrollment and provision of free public education.

Summary
Enrollment of students transitioning into, between,and out of foster care and kinship care placements. Requiresthe school division in which a student who has transitioned into,between, or out of a foster care or kinship care placement by a localsocial services agency last attended school prior to such transitionand the school division in which such a student resides after suchtransition to cooperate in facilitating the enrollment of any suchstudent for the purpose of enhancing continuity of instruction. Thebill provides that any such student shall be allowed to continueto attend the school in which he was enrolled prior to his placement transition upon the joint determination of the placing social servicesagency and the local school division that such attendance is in thebest interest of the student. Current law contains similar provisionsbut is limited to students who have transitioned into foster careplacements.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Apr 2, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 6, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 26, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Apr 2, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 303 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB777ER)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
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 29, 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 · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Katrina Callsen
Katrina Callsen
DDemocratic
VA
54