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2015 SESSION
HB 2238 Virginia Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts; established.
Introduced by: Dave A. LaRock | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts. Permits the parents of certain students with disabilities to apply to their resident school division for a Parental Choice Education Savings Account, to consist of the student's Standards of Quality per pupil funds and to be used for certain expenses of the student, including (i) tuition, fees, or required textbooks at a private elementary or secondary school or preschool that is located in the Commonwealth and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin; (ii) educational therapies or services for the student from a practitioner or provider, including paraprofessionals or educational aides; (iii) tutoring services; (iv) curriculum; (v) tuition or fees for a private online learning program; (vi) fees for a nationally standardized norm-referenced achievement test, an Advanced Placement examination, or any examination taken to gain admission to an institution of higher education; or (vii) tuition fees or required textbooks at a public two-year or four-year institution of higher education in the Commonwealth or at an accredited private institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. The bill also contains provisions for the audit and revocation of such accounts.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/15 House: Presented and ordered printed 15103179D pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104525D-H1 pdf
- 02/06/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104891D-H2 pdf
- 02/19/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15105150D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15105396D-S2 pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/19/15 House: Presented and ordered printed 15103179D
- 01/19/15 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/23/15 House: Assigned Education sub: Education Reform
- 01/27/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (3-Y 2-N)
- 02/02/15 House: Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/02/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104525D-H1
- 02/02/15 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/05/15 House: Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 02/06/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/06/15 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 4-N)
- 02/06/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104891D-H2
- 02/07/15 House: Read first time
- 02/09/15 House: Read second time
- 02/09/15 House: Committee substitute from Education rejected 15104525D-H1
- 02/09/15 House: Committee substitute from Appropriations agreed to 15104891D-H2
- 02/09/15 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/09/15 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2238H2
- 02/10/15 House: Read third time and passed House (57-Y 42-N)
- 02/10/15 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (57-Y 42-N)
- 02/11/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/19/15 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/19/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15105150D-S1
- 02/19/15 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/23/15 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (8-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 02/23/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15105396D-S2
- 02/24/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/15 Senate: Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (37-Y 1-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/25/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/25/15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/25/15 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 15105150D-S1
- 02/25/15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/25/15 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 15105396D-S2
- 02/25/15 Senate: Amendments by Senator Martin withdrawn
- 02/25/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2238S2
- 02/25/15 Senate: Defeated by Senate (18-Y 18-N 1-A)
- 02/25/15 Senate: Chair votes No