Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals
General Assembly Legislative Session - Year 2007

Tracking Report – January 30, 2007

 

Bills

Committee

Last Action

Date

HB 1636 - McClellan - Kindergarten programs; expands eligibility for kindergarten in school divisions.

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Tabled in Education

01/24/07

HB 1707 - Lingamfelter - Public school contract employees; requires school boards to obtain data on convictions of crimes.

(H) Committee on Education


(S) Committee on Education and Health

(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health

01/30/07

HB 1719 - Lewis - Nurse, licensed; local school boards to employ for each school.

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Incorporated by Education (HB2479-Crockett-Stark)

01/24/07

HB 1727 - Lohr - School boards; policies concerning non-curriculum-related student organizations.

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Communicated to Senate

01/30/07

HB 1737 - Fralin - Safety hotline; local school boards to establish.

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Tabled in Education

01/15/07

HB 1773 - Cosgrove - Warrants; those issued against law-enforcement officers or public school employees.

(H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(H) Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law

01/11/07

HB 1843 - Saxman - Income tax, state; Public/Private Educ. Investment tax credits for business entities, etc., report.

(H) Committee on Finance

(H) Assigned Finance sub: #1 (Orrock)

01/10/07

HB 1863 - Wittman - Assault and battery; Class 1 misdemeanor if committed while bus driver is performing his duties.

(H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(H) Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law

01/11/07

HB 1866 - Wittman - Firearms on school property; increases penalty for pneumatic weapons.

(H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(H) Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law

01/11/07

HB 1875 - Caputo - Standards of Learning; waiver requirements for certain students. (notes!)

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Assigned Education sub: Standards of Quality (Lingamfelter)

01/15/07

HB 1913 - Ward - Teaching Scholarship Loan Program; revises and reorganizes section to make it consistent.

(H) Committee on Education


(S) Committee on Education and Health

(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health

01/26/07

HB 1920 - Peace - School bus decals; school boards may display decals with bus safety hotlines.

(H) Committee on Education


(S) Committee on Education and Health

(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health

01/30/07

HB 1962 - O'Bannon - Students with disabilities; provides due process procedures therefor.

(H) Committee on Education


(S) Committee on Education and Health

(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health

01/22/07

HB 2088 - Janis - Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for nonprofit schools.

(H) Committee on Finance

(H) Assigned Finance sub: #2 (Ware, R.L.)

01/18/07

HB 2092 - Tata - Tuition charges, in-state; clarifies requirements for children of deployed military parents.

(H) Committee on Education


(S) Committee on Education and Health

(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health

01/26/07

HB 2093 - Tata - Standards of Quality; changes in provisions.

(H) Committee on Appropriations

(H) Assigned App. sub: Elementary and Secondary Education (Tata)

01/26/07

HB 2094 - Tata - School superintendents; retirement benefits.

(H) Committee on Appropriations

(H) Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement (Putney)

01/16/07

HB 2104 - Ware, R.L. - Standards of Quality; requires identification of gifted education programs. (notes!)

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Assigned Education sub: Standards of Quality (Lingamfelter)

01/18/07

HB 2151 - Poisson - School administrators; revises qualifications for licensure thereof. (notes!)

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Assigned Education sub: Teachers and Administrative Action (Rapp)

01/18/07

HB 2166 - Cline - Education; expenditures and reports on instructional spending.

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Assigned Education sub: Teachers and Administrative Action (Rapp)

01/18/07

HB 2172 - BaCote - Teachers; removes sunset provision for retirement allowance.

(H) Committee on Appropriations

(H) Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement (Putney)

01/16/07

HB 2194 - Hull - Daily outdoor recess; shall not prohibit from participating as means of discipline to student.

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Tabled in Education

01/22/07

HB 2199 - Wardrup - Standards of Quality; eliminates requirement to hire for technology based on number of students.

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Assigned Education sub: Standards of Quality (Lingamfelter)

01/18/07

HB 2214 - Armstrong - Childhood obesity; Sup. of Public Instruction & Health Commissioner to work together to combat.

(H) Committee on Education


(S) Committee on Education and Health

(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health

01/23/07

HB 2268 - Ebbin - Local school boards; policies regarding certain activities. 

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Assigned Education sub: Teachers and Administrative Action (Rapp)

01/18/07

HB 2302 - Cole - Nonpublic schools; school boards may enter into agreements therewith for transportation services.

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Communicated to Senate

01/30/07

HB 2311 - Lingamfelter - University Charter School Fund; created.

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Assigned Education sub: Teachers and Administrative Action (Rapp)

01/18/07

HB 2344 - Bell - Sexual offenses; prohibiting entry of those convicted onto school property, penalty. (notes!)

(H) Committee for Courts of Justice


(S) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

01/29/07

HB 2479 - Crockett-Stark - Nurse, licensed; local school boards to employ for each school.

(H) Committee on Appropriations

(H) Assigned App. sub: Elementary and Secondary Education (Tata)

01/29/07

HB 2509 - Jones, D.C. - College Partnership Laboratory School Fund; created.

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Assigned Education sub: Teachers and Administrative Action (Rapp)

01/18/07

HB 2542 - Landes - No Child Left Behind Act; Board of Education requesting waiver from certain provisions.

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Read first time

01/30/07

HB 2549 - Ebbin - Student contact information; regulations of Board of Education concerning release of directory info.

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Assigned Education sub: Students and Daycare (Carrico)

01/18/07

HB 2556 - Frederick - Textbooks in public schools; availability for home use.

(H) Committee on Education


(S) Committee on Education and Health

(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health

01/30/07

HB 2564 - Ware, R.L. - Standards of Quality; gifted education programs.

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Assigned Education sub: Standards of Quality (Lingamfelter)

01/18/07

HB 2613 - Watts - Standards of Quality; reduces current pupil-teacher ratio in kindergarten.

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Assigned Education sub: Standards of Quality (Lingamfelter)

01/18/07

HB 2657 - Marsden - School boards; developing policies for parents participation in child's education without harassing.

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Passed by indefinitely in Education

01/17/07

HB 2769 - Hurt - Pocket knives on school property; amends exception that allows person to carry.

(H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(H) Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law

01/17/07

HB 2847 - Moran - Standards of Quality; average teacher salary.

(H) Committee on Appropriations

(H) Assigned App. sub: Elementary and Secondary Education (Tata)

01/24/07

HB 2851 - Moran - Children's Services Ombudsman; Board of Education to appoint for each local school division.

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Assigned Education sub: Teachers and Administrative Action (Rapp)

01/18/07

HB 2932 - Miller, J.H. - Public school; proof of immigration status or actual citizenship to enroll, report..

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Tabled in Education

01/24/07

HB 3014 - Ward - Health insurance credits; increased for retired teachers.

(H) Committee on Appropriations

(H) Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement (Putney)

01/16/07

HB 3047 - Cole - School boards; notification of parent when student participates in school-sponsored clubs.

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Incorporated by Education (HB1727-Lohr)

01/22/07

HB 3201 - Cox - Students removed from classes; parental notification if removed for 2 or more consecutive days.

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Referred to Committee on Education

01/19/07

HJ 567 - Alexander - SOL; Department of Education to include standards regarding instruction on animal safety, etc..

(H) Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

(H) Assigned ACNRsub: Agriculture (Orrock)

01/18/07

HJ 622 - Hamilton - Public schools; Board of Education to establish and regularly convene an Educational Roundtable.

(H) Committee on Education


(S) Committee on Rules

(S) Referred to Committee on Rules

01/18/07

HJ 637 - O'Bannon - Childhood obesity; joint subcommittee to study problem in public schools.

(H) Committee on Rules

(H) Referred to Committee on Rules

01/09/07

HJ 646 - Purkey - K-12 education outreach; Dept. of Ed. to work with university, etc. to increase participation.

(H) Committee on Rules

(H) Referred to Committee on Rules

01/09/07

HJ 702 - Peace - Public schools; joint subcommittee to study appropriateness and efficacy of open education content.

(H) Committee on Rules

(H) Tabled in Rules

01/17/07

HJ 727 - Tyler - Childhood obesity; local school divisions encouraged to continue efforts to address.

(H) Committee on Rules

(H) Failed to report (defeated) in Rules

01/24/07

HJ 729 - Cox - Virginia Preschool Initiative; JLARC to study.

(H) Committee on Rules

(H) Referred to Committee on Rules

01/10/07

SB 744 - Miller - Childhood obesity; Board of Education to establish standards to prevent and reduce thereof.

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(S) Incorporated by Education and Health (SB974-Edwards) (14-Y 0-N)

01/25/07

SB 757 - Stosch - Neighborhood Assistance Act; makes several changes thereto. (notes!)

(S) Committee on Finance

(S) Rereferred to Finance

01/19/07

SB 759 - Stosch - Tuition Assistance Grant Program for Students with Disabilities; created. (notes!)

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(S) Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (7-Y 8-N)

01/11/07

SB 777 - Potts - Health insurance; credits for retired teachers.

(S) Committee on Finance

(S) Referred to Committee on Finance

12/18/06

SB 795 - Potts - Standards of Quality; changes in provisions. (notes!)

(S) Committee on Finance

(S) Rereferred to Finance

01/25/07

SB 813 - Ruff - School superintendents; retirement benefits.

(S) Committee on Finance

(S) Communicated to House

01/26/07

SB 831 - Devolites Davis - Health insurance; increases credit for retired teachers.

(S) Committee on Finance

(S) Referred to Committee on Finance

01/05/07

SB 847 - Lambert - Special education; requirements for testimony given during due process procedure.

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(S) Communicated to House

01/19/07

SB 863 - Miller - At-risk students; after school programs.

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(S) Assigned Education sub: Public Education

01/12/07

SB 927 - Norment - Sexual offenses; prohibiting entry of those convicted onto school property, penalty.

(S) Committee on Finance

(S) Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)

01/30/07

SB 927 - Norment - Sexual offenses; prohibiting entry of those convicted onto school property, penalty.

(S) Committee on Finance

(S) Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)

01/30/07

SB 974 - Edwards - Childhood obesity; Sup. of Public Instruction & Health Commissioner to work together to combat.

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(S) Communicated to House

01/30/07

SB 1038 - O'Brien - Public school contract employees; requires school boards to obtain data on convictions of crimes.

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health

01/09/07

SB 1087 - Puckett - Retirement System; creditable compensation of teachers.

(S) Committee on Finance

(S) Communicated to House

01/26/07

SB 1170 - Stolle - Health insurance; increases credit for retired teachers.

(S) Committee on Finance

(S) Referred to Committee on Finance

01/10/07

SB 1197 - Edwards - Public schools; regulations of foods containing trans fatty acids.

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(S) Assigned Education sub: Public Education

01/16/07

SB 1213 - Hanger - Standards of Quality; requires identification of gifted education programs.

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(S) Assigned Education sub: Public Education

01/16/07

SB 1218 - Hanger - Health insurance credits; increases credit for teachers and other local school board employees.

(S) Committee on Finance

(S) Referred to Committee on Finance

01/10/07

SB 1394 - Stosch - Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credit; moves to Title 58.1 & cross-reference to Title 63.2.

(S) Committee on Finance

(S) Referred to Committee on Finance

01/19/07

SB 1419 - Stosch - Students with Disabilities Tuition Assistance Grant Program; created.

(S) Committee on Finance

(S) Referred to Committee on Finance

01/19/07

SJ 347 - Potts - Farm-to-School Program; Farm-to-School Task Force to develop plan for implementing, report.

(S) Committee on Rules

(S) Referred to Committee on Rules

01/08/07

SJ 348 - Miller - K-12 education, public; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study cost thereof.

(S) Committee on Rules

(S) Referred to Committee on Rules

01/08/07

SJ 349 - Miller - 65 percent Solution; General Assembly to recognize problems with and implications thereof.

(S) Committee on Rules

(S) Referred to Committee on Rules

01/08/07

SJ 372 - Norment - Health insurance; joint subcommittee to study feasibility of state-wide experience pool for educator

(S) Committee on Rules

(S) Referred to Committee on Rules

01/09/07

SJ 374 - Whipple - Childhood obesity; school divisions encouraged to strengthen their commitment to prevention.

(S) Committee on Rules

(S) Referred to Committee on Rules

01/09/07

 

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