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2024 SESSION
SB 21 Students with disabilities; SCHEV to study process used to determine eligibility for accommodations.
Introduced by: Saddam Azlan Salim | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; public institutions of higher education; policies for establishing eligibility for accommodations; report. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, in consultation with representatives of public institutions of higher education, disability advocacy organizations, students enrolled at public institutions of higher education, higher education disability accommodation professionals, and a subject matter expert, to (i) study the processes by which each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth determines the eligibility for accommodations of an admitted or enrolled student with a temporary or permanent disability, (ii) identify in such processes any potential barriers to establishing eligibility, and (iii) make recommendations on reducing any such barriers and on the development and establishment of a uniform accommodations eligibility determination in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to HB 509.
FULL TEXT
- 12/07/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102839D pdf | impact statement
- 01/25/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24105963D-S1 pdf
- 02/01/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106794D-S2 pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24107903D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/24 Senate: Conference substitute printed 24108871D-S3 pdf
- 03/25/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB21ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/04/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0491) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Conference amendments
HISTORY
- 12/07/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102839D
- 12/07/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/19/24 Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Higher Education
- 01/25/24 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
- 01/25/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24105963D-S1
- 01/26/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/24 Senate: Motion to recommit to committee agreed to
- 01/29/24 Senate: Recommitted to Education and Health
- 02/01/24 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106794D-S2
- 02/02/24 Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/24 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 24105963D-S1
- 02/02/24 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/02/24 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24106794D-S2
- 02/02/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB21S2
- 02/05/24 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/05/24 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/24 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/24 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/24 House: Read first time
- 02/13/24 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/15/24 House: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 02/19/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
- 02/21/24 House: Reported from Education with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/21/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24107903D-H1
- 02/23/24 House: Read second time
- 02/26/24 House: Read third time
- 02/26/24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 24107903D-H1
- 02/26/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB21H1
- 02/26/24 House: Passed House with substitute (86-Y 10-N)
- 02/26/24 House: VOTE: Passage (86-Y 10-N)
- 02/28/24 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
- 02/29/24 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/29/24 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/04/24 Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/24 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/04/24 Senate: Senators: Salim, Hashmi, Pillion
- 03/05/24 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/24 House: Delegates: Cohen, Rasoul, Tata
- 03/06/24 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/06/24 Senate: Conference substitute printed 24108871D-S3
- 03/06/24 House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/24 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/25/24 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/25/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB21ER)
- 03/25/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/24 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/04/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 491 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/04/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0491)