VA HB1675 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-8)
Status: Passed on March 27 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0701)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Graduation requirements; local alternative paths to standard units of credit. Requires the Board of Education, in establishing course and credit requirements for a high school diploma, to permit local school divisions to waive the requirement for students to receive 140 clock hours of instruction to earn a standard unit of credit upon providing the Board with satisfactory proof, based on Board guidelines, that the students for whom such requirements are waived have learned the content and skills included in the relevant Standards of Learning.

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Title

Graduation requirements; local alternative paths to standard or verified units of credit.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 98-N) (Y: 1 N: 100 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2015-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (95-Y 4-N) (Y: 97 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 9-N) (Y: 92 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (16-Y 6-N) (Y: 17 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-27 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0701)
2015-03-27 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 701 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-03-10 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-03-10HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
2015-03-07SenateSigned by President
2015-03-06HouseSigned by Speaker
2015-03-06HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1675ER)
2015-03-06HouseEnrolled
2015-02-27SenateConference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
2015-02-26HouseVOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
2015-02-26HouseConference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
2015-02-26HouseConference substitute printed 15105612D-H3
2015-02-26 Conference: Amended by conference committee
2015-02-26SenateSenators: Garrett, Carrico, Lewis
2015-02-26SenateConferees appointed by Senate
2015-02-26HouseDelegates: Greason, LeMunyon, Bulova
2015-02-26HouseConferees appointed by House
2015-02-26HouseHouse acceded to request
2015-02-25SenateSenate requested conference committee
2015-02-25SenateSenate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2015-02-24HouseVOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 98-N)
2015-02-24HouseSenate substitute rejected by House 15105302D-S1 (1-Y 98-N)
2015-02-24HousePlaced on Calendar
2015-02-23SenatePassed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2015-02-23SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1675S1
2015-02-23SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 15105302D-S1
2015-02-23SenateReading of substitute waived
2015-02-23SenateRead third time
2015-02-20SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-19SenateCommittee substitute printed 15105302D-S1
2015-02-19SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2015-02-12SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
2015-02-09SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2015-02-09SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2015-02-06HouseVOTE: PASSAGE #2 (95-Y 4-N)
2015-02-06HousePassed House (95-Y 4-N)
2015-02-06HouseReconsideration of passage agreed to by House
2015-02-06HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 9-N)
2015-02-06HouseRead third time and passed House (90-Y 9-N)
2015-02-05HouseEngrossed by House - floor substitute HB1675H2
2015-02-05HouseSubstitute by Delegate Greason agreed to 15104849D-H2
2015-02-05HouseCommittee substitute rejected 15104356D-H1
2015-02-05HouseRead second time
2015-02-05HouseFloor substitute printed 15104849D-H2 (Greason)
2015-02-04HousePassed by for the day
2015-02-03HousePassed by for the day
2015-02-02HousePassed by for the day
2015-01-30HousePassed by for the day
2015-01-29HouseRead first time
2015-01-28HouseCommittee substitute printed 15104356D-H1
2015-01-28HouseReported from Education with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
2015-01-27HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 1-N)
2015-01-16HouseAssigned Education sub: Education Reform
2015-01-09HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2015-01-09HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102642D

Same As/Similar To

SB982 (Same As) 2015-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0702)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221253.13:4(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+HB1675
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB1675+hil
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Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0701+hil
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Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0980HB1675+HB1675

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