VA HB354 | 2008 | Regular Session

Virginia House Bill 354 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 27 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-04-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0663)

Summary

Textbook purchasing contracts. Permits local school boards to enter into contracts with publishers for the purchase of textbooks. The bill (i) expands the definition of textbook to include print and electronic media; (ii) reorganizes the textbook purchasing process and repeals several sections of outdated Code; (iii) provides that if consumable materials are sold to students, the local school board must provide those materials at a reduced price, or free of charge, to students who are unable to afford them; and (iv) allows any private school to purchase from a local school board’s contract with the publisher, with the approval of both the local school board and the publisher.

Title

Textbook purchases; Board of Education shall publish list of approved textbooks, publisher, etc.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-04-14		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0663)
2008-03-27		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 663 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-03-09		Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-07		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-07		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB354ER)
2008-03-07		House: Enrolled
2008-03-05		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
2008-03-05		House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
2008-03-05		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-03-04		Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
2008-03-04		Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
2008-03-04		Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
2008-03-04		Senate: Reading of amendments waived
2008-03-04		Senate: Read third time
2008-03-03		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-29		Senate: Passed by for the day
2008-02-28		Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
2008-02-12		Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
2008-02-01		Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2008-02-01		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-01-31		House: Communicated to Senate
2008-01-31		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-01-31		House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-01-30		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB354H1
2008-01-30		House: Committee substitute agreed to 083361468-H1
2008-01-30		House: Read second time
2008-01-29		House: Read first time
2008-01-28		House: Committee substitute printed 083361468-H1
2008-01-28		House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2008-01-04		House: Referred to Committee on Education
2008-01-04		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088693468