Sam Rasoul
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 38
Primary
Department of Education; guidelines on excused student absences; civic or political engagement. Provides that, subject to guidelines established by the Department of Education, each school board (i) shall permit one school day-long excused absence per school year for any middle school or high school student in the local school division who is absent from school to engage in a civic or political event and (ii) may permit additional excused absences for such students who are absent for such purposes.
Department of Education; guidelines on excusedstudent absences; civic or political engagement. Requires, subjectto guidelines established by the Department of Education, any middleschool or high school student who is absent from school to engagein a civic or political event to be granted an excused absence.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 104 (effective 7/1/21)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Signed by President
Impact statement from DPB (HB1940ER)
Senate amendments agreed to by House (61-Y 38-N)
VOTE: Adoption (61-Y 38-N)
Placed on Calendar
Read third time
Passed Senate with amendments (26-Y 13-N)
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Committee amendments agreed to
Reading of amendments waived
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Reported from Education and Health with amendments (9-Y 5-N)
Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB1940H1)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Constitutional reading dispensed
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 37-N)
VOTE: Passage (62-Y 37-N)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB1940H1
Substitute by Delegate Rasoul agreed to 21103483D-H1
Floor substitute printed 21103483D-H1 (Rasoul)
Passed by for the day
Read first time
Reported from Education (17-Y 5-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB1940)
Assigned Education sub: Pre-K-12
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100543D
Referred to Committee on Education
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100543D | HTML |
| HB1940H1 | HTML |
| HB1940ER | HTML |
| CHAP0104 | HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1940FH1122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1940F122.PDF | |
| Amendment: HB1940ASE | HTML |
| Amendment: HB1940AS | HTML |
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