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SB 336 High school graduation; graduation requirements.
Introduced by: John C. Miller (Deceased) | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Board of Education; high school graduation requirements. Removes existing provisions related to standard and advanced studies diplomas and standard and verified units of credit and requires the Board of Education, in establishing high school graduation requirements, to (i) develop and implement, in consultation with stakeholders representing elementary and secondary education, higher education, and business and industry in the Commonwealth and including parents, policymakers, and community leaders in the Commonwealth, a Profile of a Virginia Graduate that identifies the knowledge and skills that students should attain during high school in order to be successful contributors to the economy of the Commonwealth, giving due consideration to critical thinking, creative thinking, collaboration, communication, and citizenship; (ii) emphasize the development of core skill sets in the early years of high school; and (iii) establish multiple paths toward college and career readiness for students to follow in the later years of high school that include internships, externships, and credentialing. The bill also sets forth the procedure for the establishment of such graduation requirements. The bill specifies that such graduation requirements shall apply to each student who enrolls in high school as (a) a freshman after July 1, 2018; (b) a sophomore after July 1, 2019; (c) a junior after July 1, 2020; or (d) a senior after July 1, 2021. This bill is identical to HB 895.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103151D pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/16 Senate: Conference substitute printed 16106310D-S1 pdf
- 03/25/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB336ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/06/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0720) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103151D
- 01/08/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/26/16 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/04/16 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/05/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/16 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/09/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/16 House: Read first time
- 02/11/16 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/17/16 House: Reported from Education with amendment (19-Y 3-N)
- 02/18/16 House: Read second time
- 02/19/16 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/22/16 House: Read third time
- 02/22/16 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/22/16 House: Amendments by Delegate Greason agreed to
- 02/22/16 House: Amendment by Delegate LeMunyon agreed to
- 02/22/16 House: Passed House with amendments (99-Y 1-N)
- 02/22/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 1-N)
- 02/24/16 Senate: House amendments rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N)
- 02/25/16 House: House insisted on amendments
- 02/25/16 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/26/16 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/16 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/26/16 Senate: Senators: Carrico, Dunnavant, Miller
- 03/01/16 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/01/16 House: Delegates: Greason, LeMunyon, Bulova
- 03/10/16 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/10/16 Senate: Conference substitute printed 16106310D-S1
- 03/10/16 House: Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 2-N)
- 03/10/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 2-N)
- 03/11/16 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/25/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/25/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB336ER)
- 03/25/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/28/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/28/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/28/16
- 03/28/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 04/06/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 720 (effective 7/1/16)
- 04/06/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0720)