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Accreditation of schools; delayed implementation of certain statutes and regulations related to implementation of an Academic and Career Plan. Amending Chapters 391 and 411, 2011 Acts. (Patron-Wilt,
HB 96 (Chapter 744)) Assault and battery; any adult who commits against another on school grounds is guilty of Class 1 misdemeanor. Amending § 18.2-57. (Patron-Lewis,
HB 200 (F)) Biennial appropriation act; shall start on July 1 of odd-numbered years for period July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2017. Amending §§ 2.2-1503.1, 2.2-1504, 2.2-1506, 2.2-1508, 2.2-1509, 2.2-2400, 2.2-2629, 9.1-167, 9.1-172, 10.1-1322, 10.1-1402.1, 10.1-2202.3, 10.1-2212, 10.1-2213, 16.1-309.4, 22.1-18.01, 22.1-253.13:6, 22.1-289.1, 23-19, 23-38.87:13, 23-38.87:17, 33.1-23.02, 46.2-1503.5, 51.1-145, 53.1-82.3, 54.1-114, 54.1-1118, 54.1-2113, 54.1-4421, 58.1-1011, 58.1-1021.04:1, and 62.1-44.15:6. (Patron-McDougle,
SB 117 (F)) Career and technical education; Board of Education to expand subject matter areas for which successful completion of certain competency assessments may be substituted. (Patron-Wagner,
SB 513 (F)) Charter schools; school personnel need not be employees of local school board. Amending §§ 22.1-212.13, 22.1-296.1, 22.1-296.2, and 22.1-296.4. (Patron-Loupassi,
HB 991 (F)) Charter schools, public; allowed to choose whether its employees will participate in Virginia Retirement System, etc. Amending §§ 22.1-212.7, 22.1-212.8, and 22.1-212.13. (Patron-Obenshain,
SB 243 (I) See SB440) Child abuse or neglect; adds athletic coaches and directors in public or private schools or higher educational institutions to list of persons required to report to Department of Social Services (Jerry Sandusky bill). Amending § 63.2-1509. (Patron-Marshall, R.G.,
HB 4 (F); Ebbin, SB 265 (I) See SB239) Constitutional amendment; grants Board of Education authority to establish charter schools within school divisions of State (first reference). Amending Section 5 of Article VIII. (Patron-Obenshain,
SJR 17 (C)) Deaf or hard-of-hearing children; local school divisions to ensure that Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams consider specific communication needs and address those needs as appropriate. Adding § 22.1-217.02. (Patron-Bell, Richard P.,
HB 218 (C); Hanger, SB 399 (C)) Employment First practices; Secretary of Health and Human Resources and Superintendent of Public Instruction encouraged to adopt and implement in providing and coordinating services to citizens with disabilities. (Patron-Hanger,
SJR 127 (P)) Fines and fees; imposed under certain local ordinances are to be paid to school division and Literary Fund. Amending §§ 16.1-69.48 and 46.2-1308. (Patron-Carr,
HB 834 (F)) Gang-free zones; adds school bus stops and publicly owned parks, libraries, and hospitals to list of places denoted as zones. Amending § 18.2-46.3:3. (Patron-Iaquinto,
HB 287 (F)) General fund; assignment of year-end balance for kindergarten through grade 12 public education programs. Amending § 2.2-1514. (Patron-Dance,
HB 501 (F)) Health insurance; credits provided for retired school division employees. Amending § 51.1-1401. (Patron-Filler-Corn,
HB 702 (F); Marsden, SB 198 (F)) Higher educational institutions; governing boards of a public four-year institution to establish written memorandum of understanding mental health treatment coordination of students. Amending § 23-9.2:8. (Patron-Petersen,
SB 623 (F)) Higher educational institutions; governing boards to develop and implement policy requesting student for contact information should person experience mental health crisis. Amending § 23-9.2:8. (Patron-Filler-Corn,
HB 697 (C)) Higher educational institutions; policies related to student nonpayment to be established by board of visitors or other governing body thereof, exception for those that have entered into Management Agreements. Amending § 23-9.2:3. (Patron-Filler-Corn,
HB 703 (Chapter 658)) Human trafficking; Board of Education, et al., to provide information for local school division staff. Adding §§ 22.1-16.5 and 63.2-214.3. (Patron-Ebbin,
SB 259 (Chapter 317)) In-state students; board of visitors of certain higher educational institutions must establish rules and regulations for admission. Amending § 23-9.2:3. (Patron-Hugo,
HB 1083 (F)) Income tax, corporate; tax credits for donations to non-profit organizations providing assistance to low-income families, eligible students with disabilities, and certain scholarship foundations. Amending §§ 58.1-439.18 through 58.1-439.21 and 58.1-439.24; adding §§ 58.1-439.25 through 58.1-439.28. (Patron-Stanley,
SB 131 (Chapter 731)) Income tax, corporate; tax credits for donations to non-profit organizations providing assistance to low-income families, eligible students with disabilities, and certain scholarship foundations. Amending §§ 58.1-439.18 through 58.1-439.21 and 58.1-439.24; adding §§ 58.1-439.25 through 58.1-439.28; repealing third enactment of Chapter 851, 2009 Acts. (Patron-Massie,
HB 321 (Chapter 842)) Intellectual disability and developmental services; replaces certain terminology, technical amendments. Amending §§ 2.2-701, 2.2-1124, 2.2-1204, 2.2-1207, 2.2-2525, 2.2-2649, 2.2-3705.3, 15.2-964, 15.2-2291, 16.1-241, 16.1-269.1, 16.1-278.11, 16.1-280, 16.1-283, 16.1-336, 16.1-361, 18.2-369, 19.2-123, 19.2-182.2, 19.2-182.3, 19.2-182.8, 19.2-182.9, 19.2-218.1, 19.2-389, 22.1-7, 22.1-213, 22.1-214.3, 22.1-217.1, 22.1-253.13:2, 22.1-319, 23-38.2, 25.1-100, 32.1-59, 32.1-65, 32.1-102.1, 32.1-127.01, 32.1-283, 32.1-323.2, 36-96.6, 37.2-100, 37.2-203, 37.2-204, 37.2-303, 37.2-306, 37.2-315, 37.2-318, 37.2-319, 37.2-403, 37.2-408, 37.2-409, 37.2-416, 37.2-500, 37.2-504, 37.2-505, 37.2-506, 37.2-508, 37.2-509, 37.2-600, 37.2-601, 37.2-605, 37.2-608, 37.2-802, 37.2-806, 37.2-837, 38.2-3323, 38.2-3409, 40.1-28.9, 46.2-400, 46.2-401, 51.1-513.3, 51.5-3, 51.5-30, 51.5-39.7, 51.5-39.8, 53.1-216, 54.1-701, 54.1-2970, 54.1-2982, 58.1-638, 60.2-213, 63.2-1000, 63.2-1105, 63.2-1603, 63.2-1805, 64.1-62.3, 64.1-157.1, 66-18, and 66-20. (Patron-Miller, J.C.,
SB 191 (I) See SB387) Interscholastic activities; requires Board of Education to act as liaison between local school divisions and any nonprofit corporation. Adding § 22.1-20.1. (Patron-Ware, O.,
HB 488 (F)) Nonpublic school students; organizations governing participation in interscholastic programs, provision expires on June 30, 2017 (Tebow Bill). Adding § 22.1-7.1. (Patron-Bell, Robert B.,
HB 947 (F)) Obscenity; modifies educational, artistic, and theatrical exemption to obscenity laws. Amending § 18.2-383. (Patron-Villanueva,
HB 331 (F)) Parental notification; required whenever school administrators begin an investigation into potential violation of any school board policy. Amending § 22.1-279.6. (Patron-Kory,
HB 656 (F); Marsden, SB 391 (I) See SB167) Physical education; Board of Education to promulgate regulations governing programs in public schools. (Patron-Northam,
SB 471 (V)) Pneumatic gun ordinances; allows localities to prohibit possession on school property, etc., exception. Amending § 15.2-915.4. (Patron-Marsden,
SB 389 (F)) Public education; school boards and community colleges to develop agreements allowing high school students to complete an associate’s degree or one-year Uniform Certificate of General Studies. Amending §§ 22.1-253.13:1, 22.1-253.13:9, and 23-9.2:3.02. (Patron-Rust,
HB 1184 (Chapter 794)) Public employment; prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, etc. Amending §§ 2.2-3004, 15.2-1507, 15.2-1604, and 22.1-306; adding §§ 2.2-2901.1, 15.2-1500.1, and 22.1-295.2. (Patron-Ebbin,
SB 263 (F)) Public employment; prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, political affiliation, etc. Amending §§ 2.2-3004, 15.2-1507, 15.2-1604, and 22.1-306; adding §§ 2.2-2901.1, 15.2-1500.1, and 22.1-295.2. (Patron-Plum,
HB 692 (F)) Public school textbooks; requires all textbooks approved by Board of Education to note that Sea of Japan is also referred to as East Sea. (Patron-Marsden,
SB 200 (F)) Public schools; closed-circuit cameras prohibited for purpose of monitoring student conduct. Adding § 22.1-280.5. (Patron-Petersen,
SB 168 (C)) Public schools; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study suspension and expulsion practices and to recommend strategy to minimize such practices. (Patron-McClellan,
HJR 66 (F); Robinson, HJR 89 (F)) Public schools; local school boards shall develop policies to maintain at least two auto-injectable epinephrine pens per school. Amending §§ 8.01-225, 22.1-274, 22.1-274.2, 54.1-3303, and 54.1-3408. (Patron-Farrell,
HB 1156 (F)) Public schools; physical activity requirement. Amending § 22.1-253.13:1. (Patron-Miller, J.C.,
SB 256 (F)) Public schools; school board may provide its character education program in regular school year or during summer in youth development academy or both. Amending § 22.1-208.01. (Patron-Yost,
HB 1179 (Chapter 703)) Public schools; school boards to develop single standardized form to obtain parental consent for release of student data. Amending § 22.1-79.3. (Patron-Carr,
HB 1189 (Chapter 546)) Public schools; school divisions to provide reading intervention services to students in grade three who demonstrate deficiencies based on their performance on Standards of Learning reading test or reading diagnostic test. Amending § 22.1-253.13:1. (Patron-Landes,
HB 1181 (Chapter 845)) Public schools; teacher contract and evaluation policies. Amending §§ 22.1-253.13:5, 22.1-293, 22.1-294, 22.1-295, 22.1-298.1, 22.1-299, 22.1-302, 22.1-303, 22.1-304, 22.1-305, 22.1-305.1, 22.1-306, 22.1-307, and 22.1-309; repealing § 22.1-299.3. (Patron-Bell, Richard P.,
HB 576 (C); Obenshain, SB 438 (F)) Pupil transportation; increases minimum amount of vehicle liability insurance and medical expense coverage required to be carried by public schools in instances of property damages, etc. Amending § 22.1-190. (Patron-Albo,
HB 93 (Chapter 593)) School attendance; Board of Education to study causes of chronic school absenteeism and efficacy of establishing uniform requirements for maximum absences. (Patron-Alexander,
HJR 123 (F)) School calendar; allows local school boards to determine opening date of school year. Amending §§ 22.1-26, 22.1-79.1, and 22.1-296. (Patron-Vogel,
SB 456 (I) See SB457) School calendar; local school boards allowed to set opening of school year. Amending § 22.1-79.1. (Patron-Stolle,
HB 254 (F)) School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening of school year. Amending §§ 22.1-26, 22.1-79.1, and 22.1-296. (Patron-Habeeb,
HB 15 (F); Greason, HB 86 (F); Morrissey, HB 113 (F); Tata, HB 434 (F); Kory, HB 653 (F); Tata, HB 1063 (F); Ebbin, SB 257 (I) See SB457; Marsden, SB 457 (F)) School calendar; local school boards to set so first day students are required to attend school shall be no earlier than two weeks prior to Labor Day, etc. Amending §§ 22.1-26, 22.1-79.1, and 22.1-296. (Patron-Tata,
HB 43 (F)) School calendar; local school divisions to set so that first day students are required to attend must be no earlier than fourth Monday in August. Amending § 22.1-79.1. (Patron-LeMunyon,
HB 602 (F)) School calendar; school boards of City of Martinsville, Henry County, and Pittsylvania County school divisions to set opening of school year so that first day students are required to attend school is prior to Labor Day. (Patron-Merricks,
HB 591 (F)) School divisions; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study cost efficiency of regionalizing and consolidating administrative personnel between school divisions and local governing bodies. (Patron-Morris,
HJR 110 (F)) School records; shall be admissible in any matter provided that they are authenticated as true and accurate copies by custodian of records. Amending § 8.01-390.1. (Patron-Bulova,
HB 424 (Chapter 499)) Smoking; prohibition on grounds of public schools and in any building where school-sponsored event is being held off site. Amending § 15.2-2824. (Patron-Kory,
HB 654 (F)) Smoking; prohibition on public school grounds and public school administration building. Amending § 15.2-2824. (Patron-Northam,
SB 467 (F)) Standards of Learning; allows local school division to administer any assessment for elementary school students online or by paper. (Patron-Garrett,
SB 665 (C)) Standards of Learning; Board of Education to adopt regulations allowing all students to retake test if student does not achieve a passing score. (Patron-Habeeb,
HB 224 (F)) Standards of Learning; Board of Education to adopt regulations establishing standards for accreditation based on student growth measures as an alternative to student outcome measures. Amending § 22.1-253.13:3. (Patron-Habeeb,
HB 225 (F)) Standards of Quality; apportionment of state and local share of costs of providing certain educational programs. Adding § 22.1-253.13:10. (Patron-Watts,
HB 421 (F)) State government; Governor’s reorganization of executive branch. Amending §§ 2.2-203, 2.2-203.2:1, 2.2-212, 2.2-214, 2.2-215, 2.2-221, 2.2-230, 2.2-435.8, 2.2-517, 2.2-1111, 2.2-1122, 2.2-1137, 2.2-1201, 2.2-1204, 2.2-1507, 2.2-2001, 2.2-2001.1, 2.2-2004, 2.2-2006, 2.2-2012, 2.2-2101, 2.2-2411, 2.2-2528, 2.2-2666.3, 2.2-2674.01, 2.2-2676, 2.2-2677, 2.2-2696, 2.2-3000, 2.2-3003 through 2.2-3005.1, 2.2-3501, 2.2-3705.2, 2.2-3705.3, 2.2-3705.5, 2.2-3711, 2.2-3902, 2.2-4002, 2.2-4006, 2.2-4024, 2.2-4117, 2.2-4118, 2.2-4343, 2.2-4345, 2.2-5510, 3.2-102, 3.2-109, 3.2-111, 3.2-114, 3.2-1100, 3.2-1102, 3.2-1800, 3.2-1802 through 3.2-1808, 3.2-1810, 3.2-1812, 3.2-1813, 3.2-1815, 3.2-2400 through 3.2-2407, 3.2-2408, 3.2-2409, 3.2-2410, 4.1-207.1, 4.1-223, 8.01-66.9, 8.01-418.2, 8.01-581.23, 9.1-102, 9.1-108, 10.1-104, 10.1-107, 10.1-400, 10.1-603.2, 10.1-603.2:1, 10.1-603.2:2, 10.1-603.4, 10.1-603.8:1, 10.1-603.12, 10.1-603.12:1, 10.1-603.14, 10.1-1102, 10.1-1103, 10.1-1183, 10.1-1186, 15.2-738, 15.2-1507, 15.2-1535, 15.2-1604, 15.2-2159, 15.2-2232, 16.1-287, 16.1-293, 19.2-389, 22.1-17.1, 22.1-19, 22.1-209.1:2, 22.1-289, 23-9.9:01, 23-50.16:24, 30-34.2:1, 30-182, 30-193, 30-198, 30-326, 32.1-23.1, 32.1-89, 32.1-102.1, 32.1-116.1, 32.1-127.1:04, 32.1-283.5, 32.1-330.3, 37.2-304, 37.2-312.1, 37.2-504, 37.2-505, 37.2-605, 37.2-1000, 37.2-1010, 37.2-1015, 40.1-51.4:4, 44-123.3, 45.1-161.292:2, 45.1-161.292:11, 45.1-161.292:19 through 45.1-161.292:22, 45.1-161.292:24 through 45.1-161.292:29, 45.1-161.292:71, 45.1-186.1, 45.1-194, 46.2-221, 46.2-411, 46.2-1206, 46.2-1217, 51.1-124.22, 51.1-124.27, 51.1-1101, 51.5-1, 51.5-31, 51.5-33, 51.5-39.2, 51.5-39.7, 51.5-39.10, 51.5-41, 51.5-44, 53.1-5, 53.1-10, 53.1-32, 53.1-32.1, 53.1-41, 53.1-63.1, 54.1-300, 54.1-500, 54.1-500.1, 54.1-501, 54.1-516, 54.1-700, 54.1-701, 54.1-703, 54.1-704.1 through 54.1-706, 54.1-1500, 54.1-2200, 54.1-3005, 54.1-3408, 57-60, 58.1-344.3, 58.1-439.11, 58.1-2259, 59.1-203, 59.1-207.3, 59.1-207.34, 59.1-207.39, 59.1-207.44, 59.1-429, 59.1-432, 59.1-473, 62.1-44.5, 62.1-229.4, 63.2-100, 63.2-215, 63.2-313, 63.2-315, 63.2-401, 63.2-405, 63.2-1600, 63.2-1601, 63.2-1602, 63.2-1605, 63.2-1606, 63.2-1700, 63.2-1706, 63.2-1734, 63.2-1810, 63.2-2100, 63.2-2102, 66-3, 66-10, 66-13, 66-25.1, 66-25.1:2, and 66-25.4; adding §§ 2.2-203.2:2, 2.2-520 through 2.2-524, 2.2-1202.1, 2.2-1501.1, 2.2-2465 through 2.2-2469, 2.2-3903, 3.2-1816 through 3.2-1822, 3.2-2407.1, 4.1-103.02, 22.1-20.1, 46.2-116 through 46.2-119, 51.5-39.13, 51.5-116 through 51.5-181, 54.1-1500.1, 54.1-1500.2, 54.1-1506 through 54.1-1509, 54.1-2200.1, 54.1-2200.2, 54.1-2208.1 through 54.1-2208.4, and 66-13.1; repealing §§ 2.2-118, 2.2-700 through 2.2-720, 2.2-1000, 2.2-1001, 2.2-2328 through 2.2-2335, 2.2-2413, 2.2-2414, 2.2-2426 through 2.2-2433, 2.2-2434, 2.2-2620 through 2.2-2629.2, 2.2-2632 through 2.2-2639, 2.2-2675 through 2.2-2678, 2.2-2705 through 2.2-2708.1, 2.2-2711, 2.2-4118, 3.2-2500 through 3.2-2510, 3.2-3901, 3.2-3902, 3.2-3903, 3.2-3905, 3.2-4100 through 3.2-4111, 10.1-217.1 through 10.1-217.6, 10.1-406, 10.1-603.14:1, 10.1-1172, 22.1-339 through 22.1-345.1, 45.1-161.292:15, 45.1-161.292:16, 45.1-161.292:18, 45.1-161.292:23, 45.1-195, 45.1-196, 46.2-224, 46.2-2800 through 46.2-2828, 51.5-2, 51.5-3 through 51.5-5.01, 51.5-8 through 51.5-10.1, 51.5-12.1 through 51.5-12.4, 51.5-13 through 51.5-14.1, 51.5-15 through 51.5-22, 51.5-23 through 51.5-30, 54.1-517.3, 54.1-517.4, 54.1-517.5, 54.1-703.2, 54.1-1400 through 54.1-1405, 54.1-1502, 54.1-1503, 54.1-1700 through 54.1-1706, 54.1-2202, 63.2-800, 63.2-1528, 63.2-1602.1, 63.2-1604, 63.2-1735, and second enactment of Chapter 551, 2011 Acts. (Patron-Gilbert,
HB 1291 (Chapter 803); McDougle, SB 678 (Chapter 835)) State mandates; eliminates on local and regional government entities relating to procurement procedures, education, and land use. Amending §§ 2.2-1124, 2.2-4303, 2.2-4343, 5.1-40, 15.2-968.1, 15.2-1643, 15.2-2223.1, 22.1-18.1, 22.1-92, 22.1-129, 22.1-275.1, 37.2-504, 37.2-508, 42.1-36.1, and 51.5-89; repealing first enactment of Chapter 814, 2010 Acts. (Patron-Byron,
HB 1295 (Chapter 805); Newman, SB 679 (Chapter 836)) Student discipline; school principal or his designee to notify parents of any student who violates school board policy when such violation will result in student’s expulsion or notification of law enforcement. Amending § 22.1-279.3. (Patron-Petersen,
SB 167 (F)) Suspension and expulsion; prohibits instances of only disorderly or disruptive behavior offenses or technology offenses as sufficient cause. Amending § 22.1-277. (Patron-McClellan,
HB 366 (C); Robinson, HB 544 (C)) Tax credits; businesses providing assistance to low-income families, scholarships for K through 12 students attending private schools. Amending §§ 58.1-439.18 through 58.1-439.21 and 58.1-439.24; adding §§ 58.1-439.25 through 58.1-439.28. (Patron-Obenshain,
SB 241 (I) See SB131) Threat assessment teams; authorized to receive health and criminal history records of students for purposes of assessment and intervention. Amending §§ 19.2-389, 19.2-389.1, and 32.1-127.1:03. (Patron-Massie,
HB 1152 (Chapter 386)) Truancy; Board of Education shall promulgate regulations to address. (Patron-Alexander,
HB 886 (V)) Two-Year Transfer Grant Program; increases eligibility for students with financial need defined by an Expected Family Contribution of no more than $12,000. Amending § 23-38.10:10. (Patron-Hanger,
SB 400 (I) See SB85) Victims’ rights; requires Department of Criminal Justice Services and Virginia Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund to be lead responding agencies for individuals determined to be victims. Amending §§ 22.1-279.8, 23-9.2:9, 32.1-111.3, 32.1-111.11, 44-146.18, and 44-146.19. (Patron-Cox, J.A.,
HB 352 (Chapter 418)) Virginia Human Rights Act; prohibits discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation. Amending §§ 2.2-2639, 2.2-3004, 2.2-3900, 2.2-3901, 15.2-1507, 15.2-1604, and 22.1-306; adding §§ 2.2-2901.1, 15.2-1500.1, and 22.1-295.2. (Patron-Scott, J.M.,
HB 977 (F)) Virginia Retirement System; retired law-enforcement officers may be hired as local school board security personnel without interruption of their retirement benefits under certain conditions. Amending § 51.1-155. (Patron-Miller,
HB 208 (C)) Virginia Retirement System; retired law-enforcement officers who are hired as local school board security officer or security personnel on or after July 1, 2012, but before July 1, 2017, may continue without interruption of their retirement benefits under certain conditions. Amending § 51.1-155. (Patron-Barker,
SB 216 (C)) Virtual programs; local school boards shall receive proportionate share of direct aid for public education for full-time students. Amending § 22.1-212.27. (Patron-Filler-Corn,
HB 696 (F); Barker, SB 580 (I) See SB598) Virtual school program; Department of Education shall establish statewide pricing schedules, Standards of Quality per pupil funding transferred from school division of residence enrolling school division. Amending § 22.1-212.24; adding § 22.1-212.25:1. (Patron-Newman,
SB 598 (F)) Virtual school program; Standards of Quality per pupil funding transferred from school division of residence to enrolling school division. Adding § 22.1-212.25:1. (Patron-Bell, Richard P.,
HB 1272 (F))