VA SB1015 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-01-19 - Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 7-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Public schools; kindergarten instructional time. Increases from 540 hours to 990 hours the minimum instructional hours in a school year for students in kindergarten. The bill directs the Board of Education to promulgate regulations by July 1, 2019, establishing standards for accreditation that include a requirement that the standard school day for students in kindergarten average at least 5.5 instructional hours in order to qualify for full accreditation. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2019.

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Title

Public schools; kindergarten instructional time.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-01-19SenatePassed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 7-N)
2017-01-04SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2017-01-04SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102896D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221253.13:2(n/a)See Bill Text
22179.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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