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2004 SESSION

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HB 1257 Diplomas; local school board to award verified units of credit.

Introduced by: J. Paul Councill, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Standard diploma; verified units of credit. Amends an uncodified act to direct local school boards to adopt procedures, pursuant to Board of Education guidelines, to award verified units of credit for standard diplomas to students who have (i) entered the ninth grade for the first time during the school years of 2000-2001, 2001-2002, and 2002-2003; and (ii) passed the relevant coursework.

The 2002 Session of the General Assembly directed the Board to develop guidelines for the award of verified units of credit for standard diplomas to these students.

An emergency clause makes the measure effective upon passage.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed w/emg. clause 043776100  pdf
• 03/15/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1257ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/19/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0473)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed w/emg. clause 043776100
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 01/19/04  House: Assigned to Education sub-committee: 1
• 01/28/04  House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/04  House: Read first time
• 01/30/04  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/02/04  House: Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/04  House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/03/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/03/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/19/04  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/20/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (36-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/23/04  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/04  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/15/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1257ER)
• 03/15/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/16/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/17/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/12/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 473 (effective 4/12/04)
• 04/19/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0473)