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1998 SESSION

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SB 558 Reading Incentive Grants Program and Fund; created.

Introduced by: Jane H. Woods | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Reading Incentive Grants Program and Fund. Establishes the Reading Incentive Grants Program and Fund, to be administered by the Board of Education. The incentive grants would be awarded on a competitive basis to public schools demonstrating low pupil academic performance and be used to support successful reading programs, including, but not limited to, the Virginia Reading Recovery Program. The Board will establish criteria for making grants from the Fund, including school eligibility criteria and indicators of low pupil academic performance, and procedures for determining amounts for grants to eligible public schools.

This measure is a recommendation of the HJR 196 Commission on the Future of Public Education.

FULL TEXT

• 01/26/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 982161128  pdf
• 02/16/98  Senate: Printed as engrossed 982161128-E  pdf
• 02/25/98  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB558ER)  pdf
• 03/13/98  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB558ER)  pdf
• 03/18/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0131)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/26/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 982161128
• 01/26/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/03/98  Senate: Assigned to Ed. & Health sub-committee: Public Education
• 02/12/98  Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  Senate: Read second time
• 02/16/98  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/16/98  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/16/98  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/16/98  Senate: Printed as engrossed 982161128-E
• 02/16/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/18/98  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/19/98  House: Read first time
• 02/19/98  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 02/23/98  House: Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/98  House: Read second time
• 02/25/98  House: Read third time
• 02/25/98  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/98  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/98  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB558ER)
• 03/04/98  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/04/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/13/98  Senate: Placed on Calendar
• 03/13/98  Senate: Reading of Governor's communication waived
• 03/13/98  Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/13/98  Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/13/98  House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (88-Y 1-N)
• 03/13/98  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (88-Y 1-N)
• 03/13/98  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 03/13/98  Senate: Reenrolled
• 03/13/98  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB558ER)
• 03/13/98  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 03/13/98  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 03/13/98  House: Enacted, Chapter 131 (effective 7/1/98)
• 03/18/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0131)