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SB170

Public schools; student discipline.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Bill Stanley (R)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Public schools; student discipline.

Prohibits, except for drug offenses, firearm offenses, and certain criminal acts, students in preschool through grade three from being suspended for more than three school days or expelled from attendance at school unless (i) the offense involves physical harm or credible threat of physical harm to others or (ii) the local school board or the division superintendent or his designee finds that aggravating circumstances exist, as defined by the Department of Education. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 12/28/2017 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100258D
  • 12/28/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 01/12/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB170)
  • 02/01/2018 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
  • 02/08/2018 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
  • 02/08/2018 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106727D-S1
  • 02/09/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/09/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB170S1)
  • 02/12/2018 - Senate: Read second time
  • 02/12/2018 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/12/2018 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18106727D-S1
  • 02/12/2018 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB170S1
  • 02/13/2018 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
  • 02/19/2018 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/19/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/19/2018 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/19/2018 - House: Referred from Courts of Justice
  • 02/19/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Reported from Education (20-Y 2-N)
  • 03/02/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 03/05/2018 - House: Passed by for the day
  • 03/06/2018 - House: Read third time
  • 03/06/2018 - House: Passed House (85-Y 11-N)
  • 03/06/2018 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (85-Y 11-N)
  • 03/08/2018 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/08/2018 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB170ER)
  • 03/08/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/09/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB170ER)
  • 03/10/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/16/2018 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 16, 2018
  • 03/16/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
  • 03/30/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 585 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/30/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0585)

Full text and vote history:

Virginia Legislative Information System

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