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HB 895 High school graduation; graduation requirements.
Introduced by: Thomas A. "Tag" Greason | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Board of Education; high school graduation requirements. Removes existing provisions related to standard and advanced studies diplomas and standard and verified units of credit and requires the Board of Education, in establishing high school graduation requirements, to (i) develop and implement, in consultation with stakeholders representing elementary and secondary education, higher education, and business and industry in the Commonwealth and including parents, policymakers, and community leaders in the Commonwealth, a Profile of a Virginia Graduate that identifies the knowledge and skills that students should attain during high school in order to be successful contributors to the economy of the Commonwealth, giving due consideration to critical thinking, creative thinking, collaboration, communication, and citizenship; (ii) emphasize the development of core skill sets in the early years of high school; and (iii) establish multiple paths toward college and career readiness for students to follow in the later years of high school that include internships, externships, and credentialing. The bill also sets forth the procedure for the establishment of such graduation requirements. The bill specifies that such graduation requirements shall apply to each student who enrolls in high school as (a) a freshman after July 1, 2018; (b) a sophomore after July 1, 2019; (c) a junior after July 1, 2020; or (d) a senior after July 1, 2021.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100720D pdf | impact statement
- 02/15/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16100720D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105836D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/16 House: Conference substitute printed 16106293D-H1 pdf
- 03/25/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB895ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/20/16 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB895ER2) pdf
- 04/20/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0750) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100720D
- 01/12/16 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/19/16 House: Assigned Education sub: Education Innovation
- 02/08/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 House: Reported from Education (19-Y 3-N)
- 02/11/16 House: Read first time
- 02/12/16 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/15/16 House: Read second time
- 02/15/16 House: Amendment by Delegate LeMunyon paragraph #3 agreed to
- 02/15/16 House: Amendment by Delegate LeMunyon paragraph #4 rejected (45-Y 50-N)
- 02/15/16 House: VOTE: REJECTED (45-Y 50-N)
- 02/15/16 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB895E
- 02/15/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16100720D-E
- 02/16/16 House: Read third time and passed House (86-Y 13-N)
- 02/16/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (86-Y 13-N)
- 02/17/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/25/16 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105836D-S1
- 02/26/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: Read third time
- 02/29/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/29/16 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16105836D-S1
- 02/29/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB895S1
- 02/29/16 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/02/16 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 16105836D-S1 (2-Y 97-N)
- 03/02/16 House: VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 97-N)
- 03/04/16 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/07/16 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/16 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/08/16 House: House acceded to request
- 03/09/16 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/09/16 House: Delegates: Greason, LeMunyon, Bulova
- 03/09/16 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/09/16 Senate: Senators: Carrico, Dunnavant, Miller
- 03/10/16 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/10/16 House: Conference substitute printed 16106293D-H1
- 03/10/16 House: Conference report agreed to by House (90-Y 3-N)
- 03/10/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (90-Y 3-N)
- 03/11/16 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 03/11/16 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/25/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/25/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB895ER)
- 03/25/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/28/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/28/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/28/16
- 03/28/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 04/04/16 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/20/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/20/16 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 7-N)
- 04/20/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (90-Y 7-N)
- 04/20/16 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/20/16 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/20/16 House: Reenrolled
- 04/20/16 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB895ER2)
- 04/20/16 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/20/16 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/20/16 House: Enacted, Chapter 750 (effective 7/1/16)
- 04/20/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0750)