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2000 SESSION

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SB 486 Home instruction requirements.

Introduced by: R. Edward Houck | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Home instruction requirements. Provides that a licensed teacher engaged by a parent authorized to home school his child or children may determine that a program of study or curriculum meets the requirements established by the Commonwealth for home instruction. The bill also provides that in addition to the battery of achievement tests approved by the Board of Education for evaluating the home schooled student's academic progress, the parent may offer the results of a battery of achievement tests approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction or a licensed teacher engaged by the parent.

FULL TEXT

• 01/24/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 007286444  pdf
• 02/07/00  Senate: Printed as engrossed 007286444-E  pdf
• 05/10/00  Senate: Conference substitute printed 004489444-S1  pdf

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HISTORY

• 01/24/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 007286444
• 01/24/00  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/03/00  Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (35-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/00  Senate: Read second time
• 02/07/00  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/07/00  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/07/00  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/07/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/00  Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/00  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/07/00  Senate: Printed as engrossed 007286444-E
• 02/11/00  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/11/00  House: Read first time
• 02/11/00  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 02/18/00  House: Assigned to Education sub-committee:1
• 02/23/00  House: Reported from Education with amendments (22-Y 1-N)
• 02/24/00  House: Read second time
• 02/25/00  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/28/00  House: Read third time
• 02/28/00  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/29/00  House: Read third time
• 02/29/00  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/29/00  House: Motion to pass by amendment by Del. Amundson agreed to
• 02/29/00  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/29/00  House: Passed House with amendments (95-Y 3-N)
• 02/29/00  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 3-N)
• 03/02/00  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 03/02/00  Senate: House amendments rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
• 03/02/00  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (0-Y 39-N)
• 03/03/00  House: House insisted on amendments
• 03/03/00  House: House requested conference committee
• 03/07/00  Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/00  Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE CONF. COMM. (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/00  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 03/07/00  Senate: Senators: Houck, Newman, Martin
• 03/08/00  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 03/08/00  House: Delegates: Byron, Bolvin, Councill
• 03/10/00  Senate: Reading of conference report waived
• 03/10/00  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/00  Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT (36-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/00  House: Conference report rejected by House (19-Y 74-N)
• 03/10/00  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (19-Y 74-N 1-A)
• 03/10/00  Senate: No further action taken
• 03/10/00  Senate: Failed to pass in Senate
• 05/10/00  Senate: Conference substitute printed 004489444-S1