SB 853

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 08, 2020
  • Passed Senate Feb 07, 2020
  • Passed House Feb 20, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Mar 31, 2020

Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices Advisory Committee; established, report.

Abstract

Department of Education; Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices Advisory Committee; report. Requires the Department of Education to establish and appoint such members as it deems appropriate to a Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices Advisory Committee for the purpose of providing (i) standards recommendations to the Department of Education that shall be considered by the Board of Education during the 2021-2022 review of the history and social science Standards of Learning and (ii) recommendations on meaningful professional development with school personnel related to culturally relevant and inclusive education practices. The bill requires the Committee to report its recommendations to the Board of Education, the Governor, and the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than July 1, 2021. This bill is identical to HB 916.

Department of Education; Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices Advisory Committee; report. Requires the Department of Education to establish and appoint such members as it deems appropriate to a Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices Advisory Committee for the purpose of providing (i) standards recommendations to the Department of Education which shall be considered by the Board of Education during the 2021-2022 review of the history and social science Standards of Learning and (ii) recommendations on meaningful professional development with school personnel related to culturally relevant and inclusive education practices. The bill requires the Committee to report its recommendations to the Board of Education, the Governor, and the Chairpersons of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than July 1, 2021.

Public schools; anti-hate instruction. Requires the Department of Education to develop a model curriculum and teacher training module for providing age-appropriate instruction on genocide, racism, harassment, discrimination, and historical injustice in grades kindergarten through 12. Each local school board is required to implement the model curriculum and teacher training module by the 2022-2023 school year.

Bill Sponsors (3)

Votes


Actions


Mar 31, 2020

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 573 (effective 7/1/20)

Mar 10, 2020

Office of the Governor

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

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 10, 2020

Feb 27, 2020

House

Signed by Speaker

Senate

Signed by President

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB853ER)

Senate

Enrolled

Feb 24, 2020

Senate

House amendments agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N)

Feb 20, 2020

House

Committee amendments agreed to

House

VOTE: Passage (56-Y 41-N)

House

Passed House with amendments (56-Y 41-N)

House

Engrossed by House as amended

House

Read third time

Feb 19, 2020

House

Read second time

Feb 17, 2020

House

Reported from Education with amendments (15-Y 7-N)

Feb 12, 2020

House

Referred to Committee on Education

House

Placed on Calendar

House

Read first time

Feb 07, 2020

Senate

Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 12-N)

Feb 06, 2020

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB853S1

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 20105926D-S1

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Read second time

Feb 05, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 04, 2020

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Jan 24, 2020

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB853S1)

Jan 23, 2020

Senate

Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 2-N 1-A)

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

Committee substitute printed 20105926D-S1

Jan 14, 2020

Senate

Assigned Education sub: Public Education

Jan 08, 2020

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105085D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Impact statement from DPB (SB853S1) HTML
Impact statement from DPB (SB853S1) HTML
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB853ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0573) HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Amendment: SB853AHE HTML
Amendment: SB853AH HTML

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