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2015 SESSION
SB 905 Educational Improvement Scholarships Tax; norm-referenced tests to be Board approved.
Introduced by: Janet D. Howell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Educational improvement scholarships tax credit; eligible schools; requirements. Requires that any national norm-referenced achievement test used by a nonpublic school that is not accredited by the Virginia Council for Private Education be approved by the Board of Education in order to receive funds derived from the education improvement scholarships tax credit. Current law does not require such norm-referenced tests to be Board approved.
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HISTORY
- 01/07/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100515D
- 01/07/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/21/15 Senate: Reported from Finance (9-Y 6-N)
- 01/22/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 1-N)
- 01/23/15 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/26/15 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N)
- 01/26/15 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/15 Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 15-N)
- 01/30/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/30/15 House: Read first time
- 01/30/15 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/10/15 House: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/11/15 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
- 02/24/15 House: Left in Finance