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2017 SESSION
HB 1536 Student discipline; suspension or expulsion of students in preschool through grade five.
Introduced by: Richard P. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Public schools; student discipline. Prohibits students in preschool through grade three from being suspended for more than five school days or expelled except for drug offenses, firearm offenses, or certain criminal acts.
FULL TEXT
- 12/27/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102715D pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17104855D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/09/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105324D-S1 pdf | impact statement
HISTORY
- 12/27/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102715D
- 12/27/16 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/13/17 House: Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education
- 01/27/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
- 02/01/17 House: Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
- 02/01/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17104855D-H1
- 02/02/17 House: Read first time
- 02/03/17 House: Read second time
- 02/03/17 House: Committee substitute agreed to 17104855D-H1
- 02/03/17 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1536H1
- 02/06/17 House: Read third time and passed House (49-Y 47-N)
- 02/06/17 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (49-Y 47-N)
- 02/07/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/09/17 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/09/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105324D-S1
- 02/10/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/17 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/13/17 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 17105324D-S1
- 02/13/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1536S1
- 02/13/17 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 7-N)
- 02/15/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/17 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 17105324D-S1 (0-Y 100-N)
- 02/15/17 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
- 02/17/17 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/17 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/20/17 House: House acceded to request
- 02/21/17 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/21/17 House: Delegates: Bell, Richard P., LeMunyon, Bulova
- 02/21/17 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/17 Senate: Senators: Newman, Stanley, Lucas
- 02/25/17 House: No further action taken
- 02/25/17 House: Failed to pass