SB 1225

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 11, 2021
  • Passed Senate Feb 02, 2021
  • Passed House Feb 18, 2021
  • Signed by Governor Mar 31, 2021

Broadband services; school boards to appropriate funds for expansion of services for education.

Abstract

Broadband services; education. Authorizesschool boards to appropriate funds for the purposes of promoting,facilitating, and encouraging the expansion and operation of broadbandservices for educational purposes. The bill authorizes school boardsto partner with private broadband service providers to promote, implement,and subsidize broadband for educational purposes to the householdsof students who would qualify for (i) a child nutrition program or(ii) any other program recognized or adopted by the local schoolboard as a measuring standard to identify at-risk students.

Bill Sponsors (11)

Votes


Actions


Mar 31, 2021

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 496 (effective 7/1/21)

Feb 25, 2021

Office of the Governor

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

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021

Feb 24, 2021

House

Signed by Speaker

Feb 22, 2021

Senate

Enrolled

Senate

Signed by President

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB1225ER)

Feb 18, 2021

House

Read third time

House

VOTE: Passage (95-Y 3-N)

House

Passed House (95-Y 3-N)

Feb 17, 2021

House

Read second time

Feb 15, 2021

House

Reported from Education (21-Y 1-N)

Feb 12, 2021

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)

Feb 08, 2021

House

Continued to Special Session 1 in Education

Feb 05, 2021

House

Referred to Committee on Education

House

Read first time

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 02, 2021

Senate

Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A)

Feb 01, 2021

Senate

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 29, 2021

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)

Jan 28, 2021

Senate

Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 0-N)

Jan 20, 2021

Senate

Assigned Education sub: Public Education

Jan 18, 2021

Senate

Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)

Senate

Rereferred to Education and Health

Jan 14, 2021

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB1225)

Jan 11, 2021

Senate

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101489D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101489D HTML
SB1225ER HTML
CHAP0496 HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB1225F122.PDF PDF

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