HB2140
School calendar; opening of the school year, good cause waiver.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. School calendar; opening of the school year; Planning District 16.
Authorizes the school board of any school division located in Planning District 16 that was not granted a good cause waiver for the 2018-2019 school year but would qualify for such a waiver under the law as it was in effect prior to July 1, 2019, for the 2019-2020 school ... (More) year to set the school calendar so that the first day students are required to attend is earlier than Labor Day, including earlier than 14 days before Labor Day. Additionally, the bill authorizes the school board of any school division located in Planning District 16 that is entirely surrounded by two school divisions that either were granted a waiver pursuant to Chapter 3 of the Acts of Assembly of 2012, Special Session I, or would qualify for a good cause waiver pursuant to § 22.1-79.1 as it was in effect prior to July 1, 2019, for the 2019-2020 school year to open schools on the same opening date as either such surrounding school division. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2019 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102568D
- 01/08/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/17/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2140)
- 01/18/2019 - House: Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/25/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N)
- 01/28/2019 - House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2019 - House: Read first time
- 01/31/2019 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/01/2019 - House: Read third time and passed House (92-Y 4-N)
- 02/01/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 4-N)
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/14/2019 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/14/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106720D-S1
- 02/15/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2019 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/2019 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/18/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19106720D-S1
- 02/18/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2140S1
- 02/18/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 4-N)
- 02/19/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2140S1)
- 02/19/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/2019 - House: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/2019 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House 19106720D-S1 (0-Y 100-N)
- 02/20/2019 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
- 02/21/2019 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2019 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/21/2019 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/21/2019 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/21/2019 - House: Delegates: Thomas, Robinson, Hurst
- 02/21/2019 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/2019 - Senate: Senators: Carrico, Howell, Newman
- 02/22/2019 - House: Conference substitute printed 19107578D-H1
- 02/22/2019 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/22/2019 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (32-Y 8-N)
- 02/22/2019 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (84-Y 8-N)
- 02/22/2019 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (84-Y 8-N)
- 03/07/2019 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2019 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2140ER)
- 03/07/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2019 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019
- 03/11/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/12/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2140ER)
- 03/19/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 637 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/19/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0637)
