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]
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.
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
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-01-19 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 7-N) |
2017-01-04 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
2017-01-04 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102896D |
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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22 | 1 | 253.13:2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
22 | 1 | 79.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |