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HB 8 - Bourne - Disorderly conduct in public places; school activities. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice (H) Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB256-Mullin) 01/27/20
HB 11 - Samirah - Human Rights, Division of; duties. (H) Committee on General Laws (H) Continued to 2021 in General Laws 02/11/20
HB 12 - Samirah - Education, Department of; discrimination against students, investigation & resolution of complaints. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 15 - Krizek - Public school buses; seat belts. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Left in Appropriations 02/11/20
HB 36 - Hurst - Student journalists; freedom of speech and the press, definitions. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(S) Conference report agreed to by Senate (28-Y 11-N) 03/07/20
HB 40 - Samirah - Public schools; mental health break spaces, regulations. (H) Committee on Education (H) Continued to 2021 in Education 01/27/20
HB 49 - McNamara - Students with disabilities, certain; feasibility of educational placement transition. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Continued to 2021 in Appropriations 01/31/20
HB 74 - Kory - Public schools; mental health awareness training required. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 75 - Kory - Electric utilities; electric school bus pilot program. (H) Committee on Labor and Commerce

(S) Committee on Commerce and Labor
(H) Failed to pass in House 03/12/20
HB 86 - Kilgore - Standards of Quality; local match for basic aid, debt service on projects in school divisions. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 107 - Kilgore - Human Resources Management, Department of; health insurance for local school board employees. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Left in Appropriations 02/11/20
HB 109 - Cole, J.G. - Public elementary and secondary school students; suspension and expulsion, sufficient cause. (H) Committee on Education (H) Continued to 2021 in Education 01/29/20
HB 112 - McNamara - High school graduation; standard diploma requirements, etc. (H) Committee on Education (H) Incorporated by Education (HB516-Bulova) 01/22/20
HB 134 - Runion - Individualized education program teams; Department of Education to develop guidelines. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 51 (effective 7/1/20) 03/02/20
HB 145 - Simon - Public elementary and secondary schools; treatment of transgender students, policies. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 153 (effective 7/1/20) 03/04/20
HB 156 - Sickles - Critical National Security Language Grant Fund and Program; established. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Left in Appropriations 02/11/20
HB 195 - Orrock - Higher Education for Virginia, State Council of; course credit for dual enrollment, strategies. (H) Committee on Education (H) Continued to 2021 in Education 01/27/20
HB 197 - Orrock - Financial literacy objectives; DOE to determine feasibility of incorporating into mathematics SOL. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 223 - McNamara - Education, Department of; recommendations for improving civic education. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 226 - Freitas - Students who receive home instruction; participation in interscholastic programs. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 231 - Freitas - Children with disabilities; alternative placements, state funds. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 233 - Mugler - Teachers; required to be compensated at or above national average. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 256 - Mullin - Disorderly conduct; students. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Committee on the Judiciary
(H) Assigned Chapter 199 (effective 7/1/20) 03/08/20
HB 257 - Mullin - School principals; incident reports. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 335 (effective 7/1/20) 03/12/20
HB 270 - VanValkenburg - Public schools; lock-down drills, notice to parents. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/06/20
HB 271 - VanValkenburg - Public schools; school resource officers and school security officers, data. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(S) Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) 03/07/20
HB 272 - VanValkenburg - Sixth grade science curriculum; DOE & DEQ to update. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Left in Appropriations 02/11/20
HB 273 - VanValkenburg - School boards; planning time and planning periods for elementary, middle, and high school teachers. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(H) Failed to pass in House 03/12/20
HB 292 - VanValkenburg - School boards and local law-enforcement agencies; memorandums of understanding, frequency of review. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 52 (effective 7/1/20) 03/02/20
HB 308 - Hope - Students; DOE to establish guideline for excused absence due to mental and behavioral health. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 332 - Hope - Reading diagnostic tests; DOE to develop and implement a pilot program. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(S) Continued to 2021 in Education and Health (14-Y 0-N 1-A) 02/27/20
HB 351 - Bell - School bus drivers; critical shortages. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/06/20
HB 365 - Carroll Foy - Public elementary & secondary school teachers; probationary term of service, performance evaluation. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 53 (effective 7/1/20) 03/02/20
HB 368 - Carroll Foy - Public schools; enrollment, certain children placed in foster care. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/06/20
HB 376 - Willett - Teacher and support staff shortages; data, reporting. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 392 - Ward - School boards; applicants for employment, criminal history. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/06/20
HB 398 - Keam - School counselors and social workers; student to position ratio, certain schools. (H) Committee on Education (H) Incorporated by Education (HB1508-McQuinn) 01/29/20
HB 399 - Keam - Public education; state accountability and reporting, student subgroup size. (H) Committee on Education (H) Failed to report (defeated) in Education 02/11/20
HB 402 - Keam - Public schools; lock-down drills, frequency, exemptions. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(S) Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) 03/07/20
HB 405 - Keam - Menstrual supplies; school boards shall make available in each school building. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 410 - Delaney - Parental notification; literacy and Response to Intervention screening and services. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 336 (effective 7/1/20) 03/12/20
HB 415 - Delaney - Discipline; suspension, access to graded work during and after suspension. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 337 (effective 7/1/20) 03/12/20
HB 419 - Cole, J.G. - Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund and Program; established. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Left in Appropriations 02/11/20
HB 420 - Price - Emergency services and disaster preparedness plans; DEM to review plans. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 424 - McGuire - School resource officers; required in every school. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 483 - Kory - Standards of Learning; review, racism and inequity. (H) Committee on Education (H) Incorporated by Education (HB916-Sickles) 01/29/20
HB 501 - Krizek - School boards; written school crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plans. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 338 (effective 7/1/20) 03/12/20
HB 516 - Bulova - High school graduation; standard diploma requirements, etc. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 55 (effective 7/1/20) 03/02/20
HB 521 - Bulova - Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits; repealing tax credit. (H) Committee on Finance (H) Continued to 2021 in Finance 01/29/20
HB 522 - Kory - "Students with limited or interrupted formal education;" DOE to develop statewide definition. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 524 - Subramanyam - Volunteer cybersecurity and information technology professionals; SOA to establish a register. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Left in Appropriations 02/11/20
HB 527 - Kory - Student assessments; language translation. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 536 - Carr - Virginia Retirement System; accidental death and dismemberment benefits, definitions. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 245 (effective 7/1/20) 03/10/20
HB 570 - Guzman - Teachers, public school; grounds for dismissal. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 56 (effective 7/1/20) 03/02/20
HB 602 - Freitas - Virginia Freedom of Information Act; scholastic records, charges. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Continued to 2021 in Appropriations 02/05/20
HB 634 - LaRock - School Divisions of Innovation; local assessments. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(S) Continued to 2021 in Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) 02/13/20
HB 678 - LaRock - Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts; established, report. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 683 - LaRock - Family life education programs; student participation. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 693 - Simonds - School boards; paid maternity leave benefit policy. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 694 - Simonds - Students in grades 6, 7, and 8; computer science/introduction to technology course required. (H) Committee on Education (H) Continued to 2021 with substitute in Education 02/05/20
HB 695 - Simonds - Reports of certain acts to school authorities; exclusion, possession of certain amount of marijuana. (H) Committee on Education (H) Incorporated by Education (HB257-Mullin) 01/29/20
HB 697 - Roem - School meals; adoption of policies. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 698 - Roem - School boards; distribution of excess food. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 701 - Roem - School boards; school meal policies, parental notification and opt-out. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 703 - Roem - School meal debt; donations. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 710 - Rush - Public school buses; decals displaying "In God We Trust." (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 716 - Reid - Public school employees, certain; online mental health awareness training required. (H) Committee on Education (H) Incorporated by Education (HB74-Kory) 01/22/20
HB 718 - Reid - School resource officers; custodial interrogation, parental consent. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 725 - Reid - Teachers in certain schools for students with disabilities; extension of provisional licenses. (H) Committee on Education (H) Incorporated by Education (HB1469-Gooditis) 01/29/20
HB 753 - Rasoul - Social-emotional learning; DOE to develop guidance standards. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 339 (effective 7/1/20) 03/12/20
HB 762 - Cole, J.G. - Children's Services Act; special education programs. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Continued to 2021 in Appropriations 01/31/20
HB 797 - Askew - Local school boards; lead testing, report, parental notification. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 293 (effective 7/1/20) 03/11/20
HB 803 - Delaney - Mandatory student activity fees; campus referendum. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 817 - Hope - Public schools; use of digital devices. (H) Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 836 - Carroll Foy - Microcredentials; DOE to develop a plan to adopt, etc. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/11/20
HB 837 - Carroll Foy - Dress Code Equity Act; guidelines and policies for dress or grooming codes in schools. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 860 - Bell - Inhaled asthma medications; school nurse, etc., may administer to a student. (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 894 - Levine - Education preparation programs; teacher licensure, certain instruction or training. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 897 - Guzman - School resource officers; memorandums of understanding. (H) Committee on Education (H) Incorporated by Education (HB292-VanValkenburg) 01/29/20
HB 916 - Sickles - Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices Advisory Committee; established, report. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 928 - Coyner - Chesterfield County School Board; recovery high school to be established. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(S) Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) 03/07/20
HB 931 - Coyner - Public schools; reduces number of Standards of Learning assessments, report. (H) Committee on Education (H) Incorporated by Education (HB1277-O'Quinn) 02/05/20
HB 939 - Webert - Public schools; firearm safety education program. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 953 - Ayala - STEAM programs; establishes STEAM Education Fund. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Left in Appropriations 02/11/20
HB 958 - Ayala - College and Career Readiness Steering Committee; Secretary of Education to establish. (H) Committee on Education (H) Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 01/20/20
HB 960 - Levine - Firearms and ammunition; imposes additional sales and use tax, use of proceeds. (H) Committee on Finance (H) Continued to 2021 in Finance 02/05/20
HB 973 - VanValkenburg - Elementary and secondary schools, etc.; repealing several Acts relating to racial segregation. (H) Committee on Rules

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 110 (effective 7/1/20) 03/03/20
HB 975 - Guzman - Standards of Quality; state funding, ratios of teachers to English language learners. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(S) Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N) 03/08/20
HB 986 - Batten - Virginia Retirement System; retired law-enforcement officers employed as school security officers. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Incorporated by Appropriations (HB1495-Torian) 01/31/20
HB 999 - Bell - School board policies; epinephrine, accessibility. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/11/20
HB 1012 - Bulova - Early childhood care and education; establishment of system, definitions, licensure. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(S) Signed by President 03/12/20
HB 1031 - Adams, L.R. - Regional alternative education programs; funding. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Continued to 2021 in Appropriations 01/27/20
HB 1073 - Kory - Tobacco and nicotine vapor products; parental educational information. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/11/20
HB 1080 - Hope - Firearms or other weapons; unauthorized to possess on school property. (H) Committee on Public Safety

(S) Committee on the Judiciary
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 1081 - Guzman - School attendance officers; petitions for violation of a school attendance order. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 105 (effective 7/1/20) 03/03/20
HB 1085 - Hayes - Public schools; potable water. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 1089 - Miyares - Public elementary schools; instruction on success sequence. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 1090 - Hope - Immunizations; regulations by State Board of Health. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 1110 - Hudson - Standards of Learning; history and social science, diverse people. (H) Committee on Education (H) Incorporated by Education (HB916-Sickles) 01/29/20
HB 1114 - Hudson - School principals; incident reports. (H) Committee on Education (H) Stricken from docket by Education (19-Y 0-N) 01/20/20
HB 1122 - Robinson - Public schools; electives on the Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament and the New Testament. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 1123 - Davis - High school graduation requirements; certain substitutions. (H) Committee on Education (H) Continued to 2021 with amendment(s) in Education 02/05/20
HB 1124 - Davis - Yellow schools; authorization. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 1135 - Lopez - School resource officers; memorandums of understanding. (H) Committee on Education (H) Incorporated by Education (HB292-VanValkenburg) 01/29/20
HB 1139 - Keam - Students; screening and identifying for eligibility for certain programs. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 1140 - Keam - Clean School Bus Grant Fund and Program; created and established. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Left in Appropriations 02/11/20
HB 1143 - Tran - Local school boards; support services positions, licensed behavior analysts. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 1169 - Wampler - Public elementary and secondary school teachers; probationary term of service. (H) Committee on Education (H) Incorporated by Education (HB365-Carroll Foy) 01/29/20
HB 1174 - Lopez - Inhaled asthma medications; school nurse, etc., may administer to a student. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(S) Signed by President 03/04/20
HB 1177 - Poindexter - School board policies; homework assignments, Internet connection. (H) Committee on Education (H) Failed to report (defeated) in Education (9-Y 10-N) 01/29/20
HB 1208 - Tran - Students, certain; waiver to access student transportation in certain cases. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(S) Signed by President 03/06/20
HB 1274 - O'Quinn - School Construction Fund and Program; created and established. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Left in Appropriations 02/11/20
HB 1276 - O'Quinn - School boards; career and technical education, academic and career plans, contents. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 1277 - O'Quinn - Public schools; Standards of Learning assessments. (H) Committee on Education (H) Continued to 2021 with substitute in Education 02/05/20
HB 1294 - Kory - English language learner students, certain; removal from certain calculations. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 1304 - Hodges - Pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician trainees; registration. (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 102 (effective 7/1/20) 03/03/20
HB 1309 - Carroll Foy - Higher educational institutions, public; entrance requirements, computer coding. (H) Committee on Education (H) Continued to 2021 in Education 01/27/20
HB 1316 - Aird - Standards of Quality; work-based learning, teacher leaders and mentors, principal mentors. (H) Committee on Appropriations (H) Left in Appropriations 02/11/20
HB 1321 - Kory - Guardianship; supported decision making. (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (H) Continued to 2021 in Health, Welfare and Institutions 02/04/20
HB 1323 - Kory - Instructional positions; students identified as having limited English proficiency. (H) Committee on Education (H) Incorporated by Education (HB975-Guzman) 01/29/20
HB 1326 - Kory - Teachers; placed on probation, notice of dismissal. (H) Committee on Education (H) Incorporated by Education (HB365-Carroll Foy) 01/29/20
HB 1336 - Keam - Family life education; SOL and curriculum guidelines, contemporary community standards. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 1344 - Askew - Teacher licensure; written reprimand, suspension. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/11/20
HB 1355 - Rasoul - Community schools; establishment, community programs, etc. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(S) Signed by President 03/12/20
HB 1381 - Leftwich - Special education; due process hearings, nonattorney representatives. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice (H) Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice 02/05/20
HB 1388 - Adams, D.M. - Public school accreditation; triennial review. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 1394 - Leftwich - Family life education programs; materials, summaries. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 1400 - Willett - High school graduation requirements; English as a second language courses. (H) Committee on Education (H) Continued to 2021 in Education 02/05/20
HB 1415 - Roem - School library clerical personnel; ratios of positions to students. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 1419 - Jones - School resource officers and school security officers; training standards. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 1426 - Roem - School boards; availability of school meals to students, effective date. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 1427 - Krizek - Passing stopped school bus; vendor, administrative fee. (H) Committee on Transportation

(S) Committee on Transportation
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 1432 - Sullivan - Early childhood care and education programs, certain; parents of enrolled children. (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (H) Continued to 2021 in Health, Welfare and Institutions 02/10/20
HB 1443 - VanValkenburg - Teachers; biennial compensation review, report. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 1446 - Aird - School buildings; assessment by local school board. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 1469 - Gooditis - Teachers employed in accredited private elementary and secondary schools; provisional licenses. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/11/20
HB 1491 - Guy - Student voters; public high schools to provide Virginia voter registration information. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/11/20
HB 1508 - McQuinn - School counselors; minimum staffing ratio. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(S) Signed by President 03/12/20
HB 1513 - McQuinn - Health insurance; credits for retired school division employees. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(S) Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) 03/08/20
HB 1515 - McQuinn - School boards; staffing ratios of school counselors. (H) Committee on Education (H) Left in Education 02/11/20
HB 1554 - Samirah - Public schools; Mental Health First Aid training every three years. (H) Committee on Education (H) Incorporated by Education (HB74-Kory) 01/22/20
HB 1557 - Fowler - Appointed school boards; members, salaries. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(S) Failed to report (defeated) in Finance and Appropriations (6-Y 8-N) 02/26/20
HB 1568 - Rush - Technical professional licenses; military science endorsement. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 108 (effective 7/1/20) 03/03/20
HB 1578 - Wyatt - Appointed school boards; members, salaries. (H) Committee on Education (H) Incorporated by Education (HB1557-Fowler) 01/27/20
HB 1599 - Roem - School boards; staffing ratios for librarians. (H) Committee on Education (H) Continued to 2021 in Education 01/29/20
HB 1613 - Brewer - Public school teachers; technical professional licenses, eligibility criteria. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/11/20
HB 1630 - Kilgore - Public schools; extension of provisional teacher licensure. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/11/20
HB 1633 - Edmunds - Education, Board of; school modernization loan interest rate subsidy payments, eligibility. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(S) Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) 03/02/20
HB 1653 - Wilt - School counselors; staffing ratios, report. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 1680 - Tyler - Career and Technical Education Work-Based Learning Guide; Board of Education to review and revise. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HB 1687 - Rasoul - Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund and Grant Program; established. (H) Committee on Finance (H) Continued to 2021 in Finance 02/05/20
HB 1711 - Bagby - Virtual Virginia; availability in public elementary and middle schools. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(S) Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) 02/27/20
HB 1722 - Roem - Applied behavior analysis services; Department of Education shall develop guidance and resources. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
HJ 20 - Cole, M.L. - Composite index of local ability to pay; JLARC to study feasibility of adjusting, etc. (H) Committee on Rules (H) Left in Rules 02/11/20
HJ 41 - Scott - Teacher salaries and benefits; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study. (H) Committee on Rules (H) Left in Rules 02/11/20
HJ 66 - Kilgore - DOE; experiential learning and workforce development opportunities in high-demand fields, report. (H) Committee on Rules (H) Left in Rules 02/11/20
HJ 79 - Guzman - Special education staffing ratios; JLARC to study. (H) Committee on Rules (H) Left in Rules 02/11/20
SB 3 - McClellan - Disorderly conduct; students. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Committee on the Judiciary
(S) Reenrolled bill text (SB3ER2) 03/12/20
SB 4 - Stanley - Public School Assistance Fund and Program; created. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(H) Left in Appropriations 03/03/20
SB 5 - Stanley - Board of Education; uniform minimum standards modern; public school buildings. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(H) Left in Appropriations 03/03/20
SB 6 - Stanley - Voter referendum; issuance of state general obligation bonds for school facility modernization. (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations (S) Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 5-N) 01/29/20
SB 41 - DeSteph - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, Va. Council on; membership. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Rules
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/10/20
SB 44 - Spruill - Public elementary and secondary school students; use of topical sunscreen, etc. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/10/20
SB 47 - Spruill - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, Va. Council on the; membership. (S) Committee on Rules (S) Incorporated by Rules (SB41-DeSteph) (14-Y 0-N) 02/07/20
SB 54 - Cosgrove - Virginia Retirement System; retired law-enforcement officers employed as school resource officers. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(H) VOTE: Adoption (90-Y 0-N) 03/08/20
SB 59 - Hanger - Juvenile law-enforcement records; disclosures to school principals. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Committee on the Judiciary
(H) Tabled in Courts of Justice (10-Y 9-N) 02/19/20
SB 80 - Marsden - Student journalists; freedom of speech and the press. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Continued to 2021 in Education and Health (13-Y 1-N) 01/23/20
SB 98 - Locke - Public elementary & secondary school teachers; probationary term of service, performance evaluation. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 167 (effective 7/1/20) 03/06/20
SB 112 - Suetterlein - High school graduation; standard diploma requirements, etc. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/10/20
SB 128 - Suetterlein - DOE; pilot program, placement transition of certain students. (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations (S) Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) 02/06/20
SB 129 - Norment - Public schools; firearm safety education program. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) 01/30/20
SB 132 - Chase - Public schools; electives on the Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament and the New Testament. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 6-N) 01/16/20
SB 134 - Stuart - School boards; planning time & planning periods for elementary, middle, & high school teachers. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(S) Failed to pass in Senate 03/12/20
SB 135 - Stuart - Children's Services Act; special education programs. (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations (S) Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) 02/04/20
SB 142 - Dunnavant - Virtual Virginia; availability to all public schools. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(S) Failed to pass in Senate 03/12/20
SB 151 - Stuart - School personnel; staffing ratios, school nurses. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) 01/30/20
SB 152 - Stuart - Auxiliary police officers; calling into service by a locality. (S) Committee on Local Government (S) Stricken at request of Patron in Local Government (13-Y 0-N) 01/13/20
SB 161 - Boysko - Public elementary and secondary schools; treatment of transgender students, policies. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 154 (effective 7/1/20) 03/04/20
SB 167 - Favola - Teachers, public school; grounds for dismissal. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 168 (effective 7/1/20) 03/06/20
SB 170 - Locke - Public schools; school resource officers and school security officers, data. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 169 (effective 7/1/20) 03/06/20
SB 171 - Locke - School resource officers and school security officers; training standards. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 184 (effective 7/1/20) 03/06/20
SB 173 - Hanger - Stun weapons; prohibits possession on school property, exemptions. (H) Committee on Public Safety

(S) Committee on the Judiciary
(S) Signed by President 03/04/20
SB 176 - Chase - School holidays; certain election days. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (14-Y 1-N) 01/16/20
SB 186 - Dunnavant - Individualized education program teams; Department of Education to develop guidelines. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 170 (effective 7/1/20) 03/06/20
SB 190 - Peake - Children's Services Act; community policy and management teams; use of funds. (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations (S) Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) 01/22/20
SB 214 - Suetterlein - Guardianship; review of Individualized Education Plan. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/10/20
SB 221 - Locke - School boards and local law-enforcement agencies; memorandums of understanding, frequency of review. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 171 (effective 7/1/20) 03/06/20
SB 232 - Boysko - Menstrual supplies; school boards shall make available in each school building. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
SB 237 - Barker - School attendance officers; petitions for violation of a school attendance order. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 106 (effective 7/1/20) 03/03/20
SB 238 - Barker - Public schools; increases kindergarten instructional time. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(H) Signed by Speaker 03/05/20
SB 249 - Favola - School Divisions of Innovation; performance-based assessments. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Continued to 2021 in Education and Health (13-Y 2-N) 02/06/20
SB 299 - Stanley - Potable water; purified water bottle filling station. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) 01/23/20
SB 323 - Barker - High school graduation requirements; advanced diploma, standard units of credit. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(H) Signed by Speaker 03/05/20
SB 324 - Deeds - School bus drivers; critical shortages. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
SB 327 - Lewis - School boards, certain; cost of competing adjustment, eligibility. (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations (S) Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) 02/06/20
SB 331 - Stuart - Capital murder; killing of a person in a school setting, penalty. (S) Committee on the Judiciary (S) Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) 01/27/20
SB 339 - Stuart - Public schools; immunization rates. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) 01/23/20
SB 363 - Dunnavant - Virginia Works Portal; created, report. (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations (S) Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) 02/06/20
SB 366 - Dunnavant - Learning management system; Department of Education to obtain for public schools. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(H) Continued to 2021 in Appropriations 02/28/20
SB 367 - Dunnavant - Student growth measurement system; Department of Education to obtain an individualized system. (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations (S) Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) 02/06/20
SB 377 - Bell - Teacher grievance procedures; hearing, three-member fact finding panel. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/10/20
SB 390 - McPike - Public schools; Standards of Learning assessments. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Continued to 2021 in Education and Health (11-Y 4-N) 02/06/20
SB 392 - McPike - Local school boards; lead testing, report, parental notification. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(H) VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 1-N) 03/08/20
SB 393 - McPike - Child day programs; lead testing, potable water. (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(H) VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N) 03/08/20
SB 410 - Hashmi - Public school buildings; school board shall maintain water mgmt. program to prevent Legionnaires'. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(H) Signed by Speaker 03/12/20
SB 420 - DeSteph - Public schools; seizure management and action plan, training. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(H) Continued to 2021 in Education 02/24/20
SB 461 - Reeves - Veterans and active duty members of the Armed Forces; teachers, credit for service. (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations (S) Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) 02/05/20
SB 463 - Reeves - Student-athletes; sudden cardiac arrest prevention. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/10/20
SB 500 - Reeves - Teaching material expenses; establishes a tax credit, effective clause. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(H) Left in Appropriations 03/03/20
SB 515 - McDougle - Northern Neck Technical Center; opening of the school year. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/10/20
SB 551 - Ruff - High school graduation requirements; standard diploma, workforce skills training. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) 02/06/20
SB 552 - Ruff - Regional alternative education programs; funding. (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations (S) Left in Finance and Appropriations 02/12/20
SB 564 - Edwards - Virginia Hearing Loss Identification & Monitoring System; language development for certain children. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(H) Left in Appropriations 03/03/20
SB 578 - Howell - Early childhood care and education; establishment of system, definitions, licensure. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(H) Signed by Speaker 03/12/20
SB 585 - Dunnavant - Guardianship; special education transition materials, etc. (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) Committee on the Judiciary
(H) Signed by Speaker 03/06/20
SB 594 - Hanger - Public School Security Equipment Grant Act of 2013; eligible security equipment. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/10/20
SB 595 - Hanger - Public School Security Equipment Grant Act of 2013; eligible security equipment, vaping detectors. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/10/20
SB 599 - Hanger - Early childhood care and education; development of unified public-private system. (S) Committee on Rules (S) Stricken at request of Patron in Rules (14-Y 0-N) 02/07/20
SB 600 - Lucas - Elementary and secondary schools, etc.; repealing several Acts relating to racial segregation. (H) Committee on Rules

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 352 (effective 7/1/20) 03/12/20
SB 619 - Deeds - Mental health awareness training; certain school board employees required to complete. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
SB 680 - Mason - Teachers in certain schools for students with disabilities; extension of provisional licenses. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 172 (effective 7/1/20) 03/06/20
SB 691 - Obenshain - School Guardian Fund and Program; created and established. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) 02/06/20
SB 728 - McClellan - Standards of Quality; work-based learning, teacher leaders and mentors, principal mentors. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(H) Left in Appropriations 03/03/20
SB 729 - McClellan - School principals; incident reports. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 173 (effective 7/1/20) 03/06/20
SB 734 - Deeds - Residential psychiatric placement and services; SOE, et al., to establish work group. (H) Committee on Rules

(S) Committee on Rules
(H) Signed by Speaker 03/06/20
SB 779 - Lewis - Sixth grade science curriculum; DOE & DEQ to update. (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations (S) Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) 02/06/20
SB 829 - Stanley - Governor; authority to reinstate professional licenses. (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology (S) Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) 01/22/20
SB 832 - Ebbin - Private schools; sexual misconduct, employment assistance prohibited. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
SB 845 - Ebbin - School buildings, public; mold testing, effective date. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(H) Signed by Speaker 03/12/20
SB 847 - Pillion - Public schools; reduces number of Standards of Learning assessments, report. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (14-Y 1-N) 02/06/20
SB 853 - Boysko - Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices Advisory Committee; established, report. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/10/20
SB 880 - Locke - School counselors; minimum staffing ratio. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(H) VOTE: Adoption (81-Y 14-N) 03/08/20
SB 888 - McClellan - School Construction and Modernization, Commission on; established, report. (H) Committee on Rules

(S) Committee on Rules
(H) VOTE: Adoption (89-Y 5-N) 03/08/20
SB 904 - Vogel - Higher educational institutions, public; dyslexia and literacy. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(H) Signed by Speaker 03/06/20
SB 910 - Hashmi - Standards of Quality; state funding, ratios of teachers to English language learners. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(G) Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 03/12/20
SB 933 - Favola - "Students with limited or interrupted formal education;" DOE to develop statewide definition. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(H) Signed by Speaker 03/05/20
SB 934 - Favola - English language learner students, certain; removal from certain calculations. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) 01/30/20
SB 957 - Marsden - Civic Education, Commission on; sunset and funding. (H) Committee on Rules

(S) Committee on Rules
(H) VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 0-N) 03/08/20
SB 963 - Surovell - Energy manager; responsibilities. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(H) Signed by Speaker 03/12/20
SB 978 - Edwards - Technical professional licenses; military science endorsement. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Approved by Governor-Chapter 109 (effective 7/1/20) 03/03/20
SB 988 - Lucas - Electric utilities; electric school bus projects. (H) Committee on Labor and Commerce

(S) Committee on Commerce and Labor
(H) VOTE: DEFEATED (43-Y 54-N) 03/05/20
SB 1020 - Stanley - Public schools; alternative school discipline process. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(H) Signed by Speaker 03/06/20
SB 1034 - Chafin - Behavioral assessments and interventions; Department of Education to review certain guidelines. (H) Committee on Rules

(S) Committee on Rules
(H) Tabled in Rules (13-Y 4-N) 02/27/20
SB 1040 - Vogel - School board member compensation; City of Winchester. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(H) VOTE: Adoption (81-Y 10-N) 03/08/20
SB 1078 - Suetterlein - Federal accountability indicators; PSAT/NMSQT, PreACT. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Continued to 2021 in Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) 02/06/20
SB 1080 - Morrissey - Urban Teacher Fund and Program; established. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(H) Continued to 2021 in Appropriations 02/28/20
SB 1087 - Pillion - School Construction Fund and Program; created and established. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(H) Left in Appropriations 03/03/20
SB 1091 - Stanley - Volunteer school security officers; authorization by local school boards, etc. (S) Committee on Education and Health (S) Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) 02/06/20
SJ 15 - Locke - Teacher licensing process; Department of Education to study. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations
(S) Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ15ER) 03/05/20
SJ 57 - Lewis - JLARC; costs of education, report. (S) Committee on Rules (S) Stricken at request of Patron in Rules 01/31/20
SJ 77 - Norment - Public schools; Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety to study firearm safety education. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Rules
(H) Left in Appropriations 03/03/20