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2005 SESSION
HB 1770 Home schooling; testing of students.
Introduced by: James H. Dillard-resigned 9/1 | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Testing of students receiving home instruction. Requires the Department of Education to maintain a list of achievement tests, evaluations, and assessments that may be used to satisfy the requirement thatthe homeschooler's parent annually provide evidence of the student's academic progress.
A technical amendment deletes the definition of "parent," as § 22.1-1 already sets forth this definition for the entire Title.
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HISTORY
- 01/03/05 House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051828292
- 01/03/05 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/19/05 House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/05 House: Read first time
- 01/21/05 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/24/05 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/05 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/05 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/25/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/25/05 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/10/05 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/05 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/05 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/05 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/14/05 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/14/05 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/14/05 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/05 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/05 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/16/05 House: Senate amendments rejected by House (5-Y 93-N)
- 02/16/05 House: VOTE: REJECTED (5-Y 93-N)
- 02/18/05 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/05 Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/05 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/21/05 House: House acceded to request
- 02/22/05 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/22/05 House: Delegates: Dillard, Landes, Stump
- 02/23/05 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/23/05 Senate: Senators: Blevins, Howell, Lucas
- 02/25/05 House: Conference report rejected by House (34-Y 64-N)
- 02/25/05 House: VOTE: REJECTED (34-Y 64-N)
- 02/25/05 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 11-N)
- 02/25/05 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (29-Y 11-N)
- 02/27/05 House: No further action taken
- 02/27/05 House: Failed to pass in House