HB 145

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Dec 18, 2019
  • Passed House Jan 31, 2020
  • Passed Senate Feb 17, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Mar 04, 2020

Public elementary and secondary schools; treatment of transgender students, policies.

Abstract

Public elementary and secondary schools; treatment of transgender students; policies. Requires the Department of Education to develop and make available to each school board, no later than December 31, 2020, model policies concerning the treatment of transgender students in public elementary and secondary schools that address common issues regarding transgender students in accordance with evidence-based best practices and include information, guidance, procedures, and standards relating to (i) compliance with applicable nondiscrimination laws; (ii) maintenance of a safe and supportive learning environment free from discrimination and harassment for all students; (iii) prevention of and response to bullying and harassment; (iv) maintenance of student records; (v) identification of students; (vi) protection of student privacy and the confidentiality of sensitive information; (vii) enforcement of sex-based dress codes; and (viii) student participation in sex-specific school activities and events, excluding athletics, and use of school facilities. The bill requires each school board to adopt, no later than the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year, policies that are consistent with but may be more comprehensive than such model policies developed by the Department of Education. This bill is identical to SB 161.

Public elementary and secondary schools; treatment oftransgender students; policies. Requires the Department of Education todevelop and make available to each school board, no later than December 31,2020, model policies concerning the treatment of transgender students in publicelementary and secondary schools that address common issues regardingtransgender students in accordance with evidence-based best practices andinclude information, guidance, procedures, and standards relating to (i)compliance with applicable nondiscrimination laws; (ii) maintenance of a safeand supportive learning environment free from discrimination and harassment forall students; (iii) prevention of and response to bullying and harassment; (iv)maintenance of student records; (v) identification of students; (vi) protectionof student privacy and the confidentiality of sensitive information; (vii)enforcement of sex-based dress codes; and (viii) student participation insex-specific school activities, events, and athletics and use of schoolfacilities. The bill requires each school board to adopt, no later than thebeginning of the 2021–2022 school year, policies that are consistent with butmay be more comprehensive than such model policies developed by the Departmentof Education.

Bill Sponsors (22)

Votes


Actions


Mar 04, 2020

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 153 (effective 7/1/20)

Feb 26, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB145ER)

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 4, 2020

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2020

Feb 24, 2020

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 21, 2020

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Enrolled

Feb 19, 2020

House

Senate amendments agreed to by House (60-Y 39-N)

House

VOTE: Adoption (60-Y 39-N)

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 17, 2020

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Passed Senate with amendments (22-Y 18-N)

Senate

Engrossed by Senate as amended

Senate

Committee amendments agreed to

Senate

Reading of amendments waived

Senate

Passed by temporarily

Feb 14, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 13, 2020

Senate

Reported from Education and Health with amendments (9-Y 5-N)

Feb 03, 2020

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Jan 31, 2020

House

Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

House

Read third time and passed House (61-Y 37-N)

House

VOTE: Passage (61-Y 37-N)

House

VOTE: Passage #2 (62-Y 36-N)

House

Passed House (62-Y 36-N)

Jan 30, 2020

House

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 29, 2020

House

Read first time

Jan 27, 2020

House

Reported from Education (16-Y 6-N)

Jan 22, 2020

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)

Jan 13, 2020

House

Assigned Education sub: Pre-K-12

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB145)

Dec 18, 2019

House

Referred to Committee on Education

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101310D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Impact statement from DPB (HB145) HTML
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB145ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0153) HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Amendment: HB145ASE HTML
Amendment: HB145AS HTML

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