HB 2238

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 13, 2021
  • Passed House Feb 01, 2021
  • Passed Senate Feb 22, 2021
  • Signed by Governor Mar 18, 2021

Licensed private schools for students with disabilities; accreditation.

Abstract

Licensed private schools for students with disabilities; accreditation. Directs the Board of Education to require, pursuantto regulation, any private school for students with disabilitiesthat is licensed by the Board, as a condition for renewal of itsinitial license to operate, to obtain accreditation from an accreditingagency recognized by the Virginia Council for Private Education withinthree years of the issuance of its initial triennial license by theBoard. The bill provides that, notwithstanding the foregoing requirement,any private school for students with disabilities that is licensedto operate by the Board as of July 1, 2021, shall obtain accreditationfrom an accrediting agency recognized by the Virginia Council forPrivate Education no later than July 1, 2024.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Mar 18, 2021

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 172 (effective 7/1/21)

Mar 01, 2021

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021

Feb 26, 2021

House

Signed by Speaker

Feb 25, 2021

House

Enrolled

Senate

Signed by President

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB2238ER)

Feb 22, 2021

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Feb 19, 2021

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)

Feb 18, 2021

Senate

Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

Feb 10, 2021

Senate

Assigned Education sub: Public Education

Feb 05, 2021

Senate

Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

Feb 02, 2021

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 01, 2021

House

VOTE: Passage (92-Y 7-N)

House

Read third time and passed House (92-Y 7-N)

Jan 29, 2021

House

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 28, 2021

House

Read first time

Jan 27, 2021

House

Reported from Education (21-Y 1-N)

Jan 25, 2021

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

Jan 21, 2021

House

Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ

Jan 18, 2021

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB2238)

Jan 13, 2021

House

Referred to Committee on Education

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101979D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101979D HTML
HB2238ER HTML
CHAP0172 HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB2238F122.PDF PDF

Sources

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