School Construction Fund and Program; definitions.
Summary
Virginia Public School Construction GrantsProgram and Fund; career and technical education programs eligible.Directs the Board of Education to revise the guidelines on theadministration of the Virginia Public School Construction GrantsProgram to explicitly clarify that grants provided to a qualifyingschool division under the Program may be used for construction, additions,infrastructure, site acquisition, and renovations for buildings andfacilities used for career and technical education programs providedat a regional comprehensive school. The bill also provides that "publicschool buildings and facilities" or "public school buildings" forthe purposes of the Program includes any school building or facilityused for career and technical education programs provided at any regional comprehensive school.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 9, 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
12
Committee
10
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 389 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB474ER)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Obenshain
RRepublican
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