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2020 SESSION
SB 904 Higher educational institutions, public; dyslexia and literacy.
Introduced by: Jill Holtzman Vogel | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; public institutions of higher education; dyslexia and literacy; multisensory structured language education. Directs the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to facilitate the development of a statewide coalition of public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, by December 1, 2020, to gather and share information on the latest evidence-based methods and approaches to prepare teachers to effectively educate K-12 students in reading, including multisensory structured language education to instruct students with dyslexia. The bill allows each public institution's school of education, education department, or relevant department for the career paths of K-12 reading specialists and teachers to collect such information and collaborate with other public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth regarding the latest reliable research for reading instruction to all K-12 students, with an emphasis on improving reading instruction to students with dyslexia.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/20 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20104687D pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107622D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108906D-H1 pdf
- 02/28/20 House: Floor substitute printed 20109314D-H2 (Keam) pdf
- 03/06/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB904ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/31/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0584) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/20 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20104687D
- 01/08/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/29/20 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 02/06/20 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107622D-S1
- 02/07/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/10/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20107622D-S1
- 02/10/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB904S1
- 02/10/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/20 House: Read first time
- 02/13/20 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/13/20 House: Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
- 02/24/20 House: Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/24/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108906D-H1
- 02/26/20 House: Read second time
- 02/27/20 House: Read third time
- 02/27/20 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/28/20 House: Floor substitute printed 20109314D-H2 (Keam)
- 02/28/20 House: Read third time
- 02/28/20 House: Committee substitute rejected 20108906D-H1
- 02/28/20 House: Substitute by Delegate Keam agreed to 20109314D-H2
- 02/28/20 House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB904H2
- 02/28/20 House: Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 House: VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/20 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/20 Senate: Title replaced 20109314D-H2
- 03/06/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/06/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB904ER)
- 03/06/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 03/31/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 584 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/31/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0584)