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HB443

High school graduation requirements; substitution of computer coding for foreign language credit.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Jennifer Carroll Foy (D)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. High school graduation requirements; substitution of computer coding credit for foreign language credit.

Requires the Board of Education, in establishing high school graduation requirements, to permit any English language learner who previously earned a sufficient score on an Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate foreign language examination or an SAT II Subject Test in a foreign language to substitute computer coding course credit for any foreign language course credit required to graduate, except in cases in which such foreign language course credit is required to earn an advanced diploma offered by a nationally recognized provider of college-level courses. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/06/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102153D
  • 01/06/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
  • 01/15/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB443)
  • 01/19/2018 - House: Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #3
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2018 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
  • 01/31/2018 - House: Committee substitute printed 18105253D-H1
  • 02/02/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Passed by for the day
  • 02/06/2018 - House: Floor substitute printed 18106818D-H2 (Carroll Foy)
  • 02/06/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 02/06/2018 - House: Committee substitute rejected 18105253D-H1
  • 02/06/2018 - House: Substitute by Delegate Carroll Foy agreed to 18106818D-H2
  • 02/06/2018 - House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB443H2
  • 02/06/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB443H2)
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House (80-Y 18-N)
  • 02/07/2018 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (80-Y 18-N)
  • 02/08/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/08/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 02/21/2018 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
  • 03/01/2018 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (13-Y 0-N)
  • 03/02/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
  • 03/05/2018 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 03/06/2018 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 03/07/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 03/07/2018 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
  • 03/07/2018 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
  • 03/07/2018 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 03/07/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
  • 03/08/2018 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 03/08/2018 - House: Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 97-N)
  • 03/08/2018 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (0-Y 97-N)
  • 03/08/2018 - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (37-Y 1-N)
  • 03/08/2018 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
  • 03/08/2018 - House: House acceded to request
  • 03/08/2018 - House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 03/08/2018 - House: Delegates: Carroll Foy, Landes, Robinson
  • 03/08/2018 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 03/08/2018 - Senate: Senators: Carrico, Peake, Lewis
  • 03/09/2018 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
  • 03/09/2018 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/09/2018 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (76-Y 18-N)
  • 03/09/2018 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (76-Y 18-N)
  • 03/20/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/20/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB443ER)
  • 03/20/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/22/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB443ER)
  • 03/22/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/26/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 26, 2018
  • 03/26/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
  • 03/30/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 716 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/30/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0716)

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