VA HB767 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 5 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0364)

Summary

Home instruction of children. Eliminates (i) the requirement that correspondence courses must be approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction in order to qualify as a suitable program for home instruction and (ii) the provision allowing parents to provide programs that are judged by the division superintendent to include the standards of learning objectives for language arts and mathematics. In addition, the bill allows for the provision of home instruction if the parent provides a program through distance learning or if the parent provides evidence that he is able to provide an adequate education for the child.

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Title

Home instruction of children; eliminates certain requirements.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-03-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0364)
2008-03-05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 364 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-02-28 Senate: Signed by President
2008-02-27 House: Signed by Speaker
2008-02-27 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB767ER)
2008-02-27 House: Enrolled
2008-02-25 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-25 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-25 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2008-02-25 Senate: Read third time
2008-02-22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-21 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
2008-02-12 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
2008-01-25 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2008-01-25 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-01-24 House: Communicated to Senate
2008-01-24 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (82-Y 17-N)
2008-01-24 House: Read third time and passed House (82-Y 17-N)
2008-01-23 House: Read second time and engrossed
2008-01-22 House: Read first time
2008-01-21 House: Reported from Education (19-Y 2-N)
2008-01-08 House: Referred to Committee on Education
2008-01-08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083338816

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