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2024 SESSION
HB 624 English language learner students; ratios of instructional positions, At-Risk Program established.
Introduced by: Sam Rasoul | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Public school staffing and funding; National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund; At-Risk Program; English language learner students. Renames the National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund as the National Board Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund, expands eligibility for incentive grant awards from such Fund pursuant to such Program from solely teachers who have obtained national certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to all public school staff who are candidates for initial national certification or maintenance of national certification to cover certain costs of obtaining or maintaining such certification and all public school staff who have successfully obtained or maintained such certification, and permits certain teachers to apply for additional incentive grants pursuant to such Program and Fund. The bill also establishes the At-Risk Program for the purpose of supporting programs and services for students who are educationally at risk, including prevention, intervention, or remediation activities required pursuant to relevant law, teacher recruitment programs and initiatives, programs for English language learners, the hiring of additional school counselors and other support staff, and other programs relating to increasing the success of disadvantaged students in completing a high school degree and providing opportunities to encourage further education and training. The bill also contains provisions relating to certain funding requirements for the At-Risk Program. Finally, the bill requires state funding to be provided pursuant to the general appropriation act to support ratios of instructional positions to English language learner students based on each such student's English proficiency level, as established in the general appropriation act. This bill is identical to SB 105.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104671D pdf
- 01/31/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24105877D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106901D-H2 pdf | impact statement
- 02/29/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108247D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/24 House: Conference substitute printed 24109132D-H3 pdf
- 03/25/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB624ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Conference amendments
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104671D
- 01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/19/24 House: Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/30/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/24 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/31/24 House: Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24105877D-H1
- 01/31/24 House: Incorporates HB761 (Delaney)
- 01/31/24 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/31/24 House: Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 02/05/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/24 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106901D-H2
- 02/09/24 House: Read first time
- 02/12/24 House: Read second time
- 02/12/24 House: Committee on Education substitute rejected 24105877D-H1
- 02/12/24 House: Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 24106901D-H2
- 02/12/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB624H2
- 02/13/24 House: Read third time and passed House (85-Y 14-N)
- 02/13/24 House: VOTE: Passage (85-Y 14-N)
- 02/14/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/21/24 Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
- 02/29/24 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108247D-S1
- 02/29/24 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/04/24 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/24 Senate: Read third time
- 03/06/24 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/06/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/06/24 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24108247D-S1
- 03/06/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB624S1
- 03/06/24 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/24 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 24108247D-S1 (0-Y 97-N)
- 03/07/24 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
- 03/07/24 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/24 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/07/24 House: House acceded to request
- 03/07/24 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/07/24 Senate: Senators: Hashmi, Pekarsky, Pillion
- 03/07/24 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/07/24 House: Delegates: Rasoul, Cousins, Cherry
- 03/08/24 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/08/24 House: Conference substitute printed 24109132D-H3
- 03/08/24 House: Conference report agreed to by House (82-Y 14-N)
- 03/08/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (82-Y 14-N)
- 03/09/24 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/25/24 House: Enrolled
- 03/25/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB624ER)
- 03/25/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/17/24 House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 100-N)
- 04/17/24 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
- 04/17/24 House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/17/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024