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2005 SESSION
HB 2602 No Child Left Behind Act; Board of Education to seek waiver.
Introduced by: R. Steven Landes | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
No Child Left Behind Act; Board of Education to seek waivers.
Directs the Board of Education to seek waivers from compliance with
provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act that (i) are in conflict with Title
IX, Section 9527 (a) of the federal Code, which prohibits federal authorities
from mandating, directing, or controlling state or local allocation of
resources and from mandating state or local expenditure of funds or incursion
of any costs not paid for under the Act; (ii) are duplicative of the Standards
of Quality, Standards of Learning, and Standards of Accreditation; or (iii) are
lacking in effectiveness. Further, the Board must examine the fiscal and other
implications for the Commonwealth and its local governments in the event that
Virginia continues its compliance with, or withdraws from participation in, the
federal No Child Left Behind Act. The Board must convey its findings from such
examination to the House Committees on Education and Appropriations and the
Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance no later than October 1,
2005.
This bill is identical to SB 1136.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
No Child Left Behind Act; Board of Education to seek waiver. Directs the Board of Education to examine the fiscal and other implications for the Commonwealth and local governments should Virginia withdraw from participation in the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The Board must convey its findings from such examination to the House Committees on Education and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance no later than November 1, 2005.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
No Child Left Behind Act; Board of Education to seek waiver. Directs the Board of Education to seek a waiver from compliance with those provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act that are duplicative of the Commonwealth's prior educational accountability system as set forth in the Standards of Quality, Standards of Learning, and Standards of Accreditation, or lacking in cost effectiveness, and that already comply with the spirit and intent of the federal act.