HB 1652

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2019 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Nov 28, 2018
  • Passed House Feb 01, 2019
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Mar 18, 2019

School calendar; opening day of the school year.

Abstract

Requires each local school board to set the school calendar so that the first day students are required to attend school is no earlier than 14 days before Labor Day unless the Board of Education waives such requirement for good cause. Under current law, each local school board is required to set the school calendar so that the first day students are required to attend school is after Labor Day unless the Board of Education waives such requirement for good cause. The bill provides that in each school division in which the school board sets the school calendar so that the first day students are required to attend school is before Labor Day, such school board shall close each school in the school division from the Friday immediately preceding Labor Day through Labor Day. The bill exempts from certain requirements certain school boards that were previously granted good cause waivers by the Board of Education. This bill is identical to

Bill Sponsors (5)

Votes


Actions


Mar 18, 2019

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 569 (effective 7/1/19)

Feb 19, 2019

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2019

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019

Feb 15, 2019

Senate

Signed by President

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Enrolled

Feb 13, 2019

House

Placed on Calendar

House

Senate substitute agreed to by House 19106555D-S1 (77-Y 19-N)

Feb 11, 2019

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 19106555D-S1

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1652S1

Feb 04, 2019

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Feb 01, 2019

House

Read third time and passed House (81-Y 15-N)

Jan 31, 2019

House

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 30, 2019

House

Read first time

Nov 28, 2018

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100409D

House

Referred to Committee on Education

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100409D HTML
Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106555D-S1 HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1652ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0569) HTML

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