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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
SB 1439 Students; guidelines on excused student absences, civic engagement.
Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Department of Education; guidelines on excused student absences; civic engagement. Provides that, subject to guidelines established by the Department of Education, each school board (i) shall permit one school day-long excused absence per school year for any middle school or high school student in the local school division who is absent from school to engage in a civic event and (ii) may permit additional excused absences for such students who are absent for such purposes. The bill also provides that local school boards may require that the student provide advance notice of the intended absence and require that the student provide documentation of participation in a civic event. This bill is identical to HB 1940.
FULL TEXT
- 01/15/21 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 21102439D pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/21 Senate: Floor substitute printed 21104293D-S1 (McClellan) pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1439ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/12/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0105) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments not adopted
HISTORY
- 01/15/21 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 21102439D
- 01/15/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/20/21 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/28/21 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (10-Y 5-N)
- 01/29/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/21 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/02/21 Senate: Floor substitute printed 21104293D-S1 (McClellan)
- 02/02/21 Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/21 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/02/21 Senate: Committee amendment rejected
- 02/02/21 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/02/21 Senate: Substitute by Senator McCLellan agreed to 21104293D-S1
- 02/02/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB1439S1
- 02/03/21 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 14-N)
- 02/05/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/21 House: Read first time
- 02/05/21 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Education by voice vote
- 02/12/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/15/21 House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N)
- 02/17/21 House: Read second time
- 02/18/21 House: Read third time
- 02/18/21 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/18/21 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/18/21 House: Passed House with amendment (61-Y 39-N)
- 02/18/21 House: VOTE: Passage (61-Y 39-N)
- 02/22/21 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N)
- 02/24/21 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/24/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1439ER)
- 02/24/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/25/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/01/21 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
- 03/01/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/12/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 105 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/12/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0105)