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HB84

American Sign Language, instruction in; academic credit, foreign language requirements.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Dickie Bell (R)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Instruction in American Sign Language; academic credit; foreign language requirements.

Requires any local school board that does not offer any elective course in American Sign Language to (i) grant academic credit for successful completion of an American Sign Language course offered by a comprehensive community college or a multidivision online provider approved by the Board of Education on the same basis as the successful completion of a foreign language course and (ii) count completion of any such American Sign Language course toward the fulfillment of any foreign language requirement for graduation. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 12/08/2017 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101013D
  • 12/08/2017 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
  • 01/15/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB84)
  • 01/19/2018 - House: Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2018 - House: Reported from Education with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/02/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB84E
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Printed as engrossed 18101013D-E
  • 02/06/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB84E)
  • 02/07/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/07/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 02/22/2018 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/23/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/26/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/26/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB84ER)
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB84ER)
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/03/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/06/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2018
  • 03/06/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
  • 03/23/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 481 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/23/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0481)

Full text and vote history:

Virginia Legislative Information System

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