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2000 SESSION
HB 867 Action for test security violations.
Introduced by: Robert Tata | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Legal action for test security violations. Permits the Office of the Attorney General, on behalf of the Board of Education, to bring a cause of action for injunctive relief or civil penalty, or both, against any person who knowingly and willfully commits specified acts regarding secure mandatory tests administered to students required by the Code of Virginia or by the Board of Education, such as the Standards of Learning assessments. Among the enumerated prohibited acts are permitting unauthorized access to secure test questions; copying all or any portion of any secure test booklet; making available test answer keys; and making false certifications on the test security form established by the Department of Education. The measure defines a "secure test" as an item, question, or test that has not been made publicly available by the Department of Education. The measure is not to be construed as restricting the actions of the Board, the Department, or the Superintendent of Public Instruction in test development or selection, test form construction, standard setting, test scoring and reporting, and other related activities. The civil penalties collected by such actions are not to exceed $1,000 for each violation and are to be deposited in the Literary Fund. In addition, the bill authorizes the Board of Education to suspend or revoke the teaching or administrative license of persons who knowingly and willfully commit specific acts regarding secure mandatory tests. No person whose license has been suspended or revoked will be subject to a civil penalty for the same infraction. This bill is identical to SB 548.
FULL TEXT
- 01/24/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 005095206 pdf
- 02/08/00 House: Printed as engrossed 005095206-E pdf
- 02/17/00 Senate: Committee substitute printed 006316948-S1 pdf
- 02/21/00 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 006316948-S1 pdf
- 03/10/00 House: Conference substitute printed 004488948-H1 pdf
- 03/21/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB867ER) pdf
- 04/24/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0634) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/24/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 005095206
- 01/24/00 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/27/00 House: Assigned to Education sub-committee: 3
- 02/02/00 House: Reported from Education with amendments (17-Y 6-N)
- 02/03/00 House: Read first time
- 02/04/00 House: Read second time
- 02/04/00 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/07/00 House: Read second time
- 02/07/00 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/07/00 House: Amendment by Del. Amundson agreed to
- 02/07/00 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/08/00 House: Read second time
- 02/08/00 House: Amendments by Del. Tata agreed to
- 02/08/00 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/08/00 House: Printed as engrossed 005095206-E
- 02/09/00 House: Read third time and passed House (92-Y 7-N)
- 02/09/00 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 7-N)
- 02/09/00 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/10/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/10/00 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/17/00 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (10-Y 2-N 2-A)
- 02/17/00 Senate: Committee substitute printed 006316948-S1
- 02/18/00 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/00 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/00 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/21/00 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 003756796-S1
- 02/21/00 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 003756796-S1
- 02/21/00 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (28-Y 10-N)
- 02/21/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (28-Y 10-N)
- 02/21/00 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 006316948-S1
- 02/22/00 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/23/00 House: Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 96-N)
- 02/23/00 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (1-Y 96-N)
- 02/25/00 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/00 Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/00 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/28/00 House: House acceded to request
- 02/29/00 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/29/00 Senate: Senators: Newman, Lambert, Potts
- 02/29/00 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/29/00 House: Delegates: Tata, Katzen, Williams
- 03/09/00 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 03/09/00 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 3-N)
- 03/09/00 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT (36-Y 3-N)
- 03/09/00 Conference: Senate substitute rejected by conference committee
- 03/09/00 Conference: Sub. recommended by conference comm. 004488948-H1
- 03/09/00 House: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/00 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/00 House: Conference substitute printed 004488948-H1
- 03/21/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB867ER)
- 03/23/00 House: Enrolled
- 03/24/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/25/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/08/00 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 634 (effective 7/1/00)
- 04/24/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0634)