Ed. opportunities for children of fed. employees; students transferring from foreign countries.
Summary
Educational opportunities for children of certain federal employees; expansion of policies to students transferring from foreign countries. Expands the provisions of law relating to educational opportunities for students of certain federal employees to include students of certain federal employees who are transferring from a school in a foreign country to a school division in the Commonwealth by establishing definitions for the terms "foreign education agency" and "sending country" and utilizing such terms throughout such provisions of law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions
Education and Health Substitute
→
Chaptered
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3 edits
MINOR
This bill transitioned from a Senate substitute version to a formally chaptered act, finalizing its approval and adding standard legislative formatting. The substantive policy content regarding educational opportunities for children of federal employees and students transferring from foreign countries remains unchanged, with no modifications to eligibility criteria, funding, or operational requirements.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the transition from Senate substitute to chaptered status is a procedural finalization of the same legislative intent.
TECHNICAL
Added standard chaptered act formatting including chapter number (Chapter 445), approval date (March 24, 2025), and bill identifier ([S 1244])
Changed header from 'Senate Substitute' to 'Virginia Acts of Assembly' indicating final approval by the General Assembly
Reformatted text spacing and indentation to match standard chaptered act publication format
Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2025
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 31, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 445 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1244ER)
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tara Durant
RRepublican
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