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2023 SESSION
HB 1657 Virginia STEM Education Advisory Board; purpose and duties, historically underrepresented students.
Introduced by: Marcia S. "Cia" Price | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia STEM Education Advisory Board; purpose and duties; historically underrepresented students. Expands the purpose of the Virginia Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Advisory Board to include promoting the participation of historically underrepresented students, as defined in the bill, in primary and secondary schools in STEM education. The bill expands the duties of the Board to effectuate this additional purpose. Finally, the bill increases from 16 to 24 the nonlegislative citizen membership of the Board and provides that the eight additional members be appointed by the chairmen of the Virginia African American Advisory Board, Virginia-Asian Advisory Board, Latino Advisory Board, Council on Women, Virginia LGBTQ+ Advisory Board, Virginia Indian Advisory Board on State Recognition, Office of New Americans Advisory Board, and Virginia Board for People with Disabilities, with each chairman appointing one member representing the population served by his advisory board subject to the approval of a majority of the members of his advisory board.
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HISTORY
- 01/08/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100507D
- 01/08/23 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/16/23 House: Assigned Education sub: K-12
- 01/17/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
- 01/23/23 House: Failed to report (defeated) in Education (10-Y 11-N)