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2023 SESSION

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SB 1277 High school students; academic credit for certain work experience and fine arts programs.

Introduced by: Siobhan S. Dunnavant | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

High school students; academic credit for certain work experience and fine arts programs; guidelines. Directs the Board of Education to develop guidelines and policies permitting any high school student in grades 11 and 12 to earn one-half standard unit of credit per semester for employment in certain fields or industries or participation in certain fine arts programs in which such student works or participates a certain minimum number of hours per week for each week of the semester, as determined by the Board. The bill requires the Board to collaborate with and seek input from the Coordinator of Fine Arts for the Department of Education and a representative from the Virginia Coalition for Fine Arts Education in developing and implementing guidelines and policies for awarding academic credit for participation in certain fine arts programs.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101948D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/02/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105761D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/23/23  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1277ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/21/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0145)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/10/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101948D
• 01/10/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/25/23  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
• 02/02/23  Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105761D-S1
• 02/03/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/23  Senate: Read second time
• 02/06/23  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/06/23  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23105761D-S1
• 02/06/23  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1277S1
• 02/06/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/23  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/23  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/10/23  House: Read first time
• 02/10/23  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 02/10/23  House: Assigned Education sub: K-12
• 02/14/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/23  House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/23  House: Read second time
• 02/20/23  House: Read third time
• 02/20/23  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/23  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/23  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/23/23  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1277ER)
• 02/23/23  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/25/23  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/02/23  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
• 03/02/23  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
• 03/21/23  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 145 (effective 7/1/23)
• 03/21/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0145)