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2015 SESSION
SB 1369 Virginia Science Technology Engineering and Applied Mathematics (STEAM) Academy, Inc.; established.
Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Establishment of the Virginia Science Technology
Engineering and Applied Mathematics Academy. Establishes the Virginia
Science Technology Engineering and Applied Mathematics (STEAM) Academy,
Inc., as a private, nonprofit organization and a statewide, publicly
accessible, special, residential high school of science, technology,
engineering, and applied mathematics governed by a board of directors
of up to 21 appointed, elected, and ex officio members whose leadership
and direction of the Virginia STEAM Academy is informed by a consortium
leadership team consisting of students and parents and representatives
from elementary and secondary education, higher education, business,
science, engineering, the arts, civic organizations, government, and
the military. The bill requires the board of directors to establish
a curriculum and a student admissions process and seek independent
accreditation for the Virginia STEAM Academy. The bill requires the
Virginia STEAM Academy to, in consultation with the Board of Education, the Secretary of Education, and the chairpersons of the eight regional superintendents' study groups, study various forms of funding available to the Academy and shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Chairman of the House and Senate Education and Health Committee before 11/1/15.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/15 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 15103877D pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104594D-S1 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/20/15 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 15103877D
- 01/20/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/30/15 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/05/15 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104594D-S1
- 02/06/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/15 Senate: Read second time
- 02/09/15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/09/15 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 15104594D-S1
- 02/09/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1369S1
- 02/09/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/15 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/15 House: Read first time
- 02/11/15 House: Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
- 02/16/15 House: Failed to report (defeated) in Science and Technology (7-Y 14-N)