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SB 1159 Public schools; career and technical education credential.
Introduced by: Bryce E. Reeves | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Public schools; career and technical education credential. Provides that the career and technical education credential, when required for high school graduation, adult education, or an alternative education plan, may be satisfied with the successful completion of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. Under current law, the successful completion of an industry certification, a state licensure examination, a national occupational competency assessment, or the Virginia workplace readiness skills assessment satisfies such credential.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100880D pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104806D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1159ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0330) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100880D
- 01/09/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/26/17 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104806D-S1
- 01/27/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/17 Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/17 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/30/17 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 17104806D-S1
- 01/30/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1159S1
- 01/31/17 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/17 House: Read first time
- 02/03/17 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/07/17 House: Assigned Education sub: Education Innovation
- 02/14/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/17 House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/17 House: Read second time
- 02/17/17 House: Read third time
- 02/17/17 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/22/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1159ER)
- 02/22/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/22/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/17 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/17
- 02/23/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/13/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 330 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0330)