EDUCATION
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    EDUCATION

    Academic Opportunities Pilot Program; created, Department of Education to report on data analysis of projects. Adding § 22.1-209.1:6. (Patron-Lambert, SB 1263)

    Adult education programs; development, school divisions to evaluate and Board of Education to report thereon. Amending §§ 22.1-223 through 22.1-226. (Patron-Behm, HB 2746)

    Adult education programs; includes target population of residents who have completed ninth grade but have never completed high school. Amending §§ 22.1-223 through 22.1-226. (Patron-Behm, HB 1119)

    African-American students; joint subcommittee to study overrepresentation thereof in special education programs, appropriation. (Patron-McEachin, HJR 707)

    Agriculture, Feasibility and Appropriateness of Establishing a Governor's School for; Report of Department of Education (HJR 200, 1998). (HD 34)

    Alcoholic beverages; application for license for business located near a school in Petersburg City. Amending § 4.1-230. (Patron-DeBoer, HB 552)

    Alcoholic beverages; application for license for business located near a school or place of worship in Dickenson and Wise Counties. Amending § 4.1-230. (Patron-Phillips, HB 784)

    Alternative education programs; placement procedures. Amending § 22.1-277.1. (Patron-Hull, HB 2405)

    Arrest; issuance of warrant to school employees and for a misdemeanor involving sexual assault, obscenity, drugs or moral turpitude. Amending § 19.2-71. (Patron-McEachin, HB 2361; Marsh, SB 1232)

    Bail bond agents; continuing education requirements. Amending § 38.2-1866. (Patron-Barry, SB 555)

    Battery; penalty when committed on a sports official. Amending § 18.2-57. (Patron-Reid, HB 2446; Saslaw, SB 1038)

    Battery; penalty when committed on a teacher, principal, guidance counselor, etc., of a school. Amending § 18.2-57. (Patron-Reid, HB 2445)

    Battery; penalty when committed on an employee or volunteer of a school. Amending § 18.2-57. (Patron-Reid, HB 847)

    Bill of Rights; instruction of principles in public schools. Amending § 22.1-201. (Patron-Joannou, HB 2521)

    Character education program; created in public schools. Amending § 22.1-208.01. (Patron-Edwards, SB 817)

    Charter schools, regional; established. Amending § 22.1-26. (Patron-Davies, HB 1577)

    Child Day-Care Council; abolished. Amending §§ 2.1-1.7, 2.1-51.15, 9-6.25:2, 9-291.1, 22.1-19, 63.1-196.01, 63.1-196.01:1, 63.1-196.1, 63.1-196.5 and 63.1-202; repealing § 63.1-202.1. (Patron-Walker, SB 1290)

    Children's Educational Opportunity Act of 1999; created. Adding §§ 58.1-339.6 through 58.1-339.11. (Patron-Katzen, HB 1740; Martin, SB 866)

    Compulsory school attendance; ages. Amending §§ 22.1-254 and 22.1-254.1. (Patron-Dillard, HB 714)

    Compulsory school attendance; student compliance. Amending §§ 16.1-306, 22.1-254, 22.1-255 and 22.1-261 through 22.1-267. (Patron-Dillard, HB 713)

    Compulsory school attendance; waiver for home instruction, use of general educational development (GED) testing. Amending §§ 16.1-278.4, 22.1-199.2, 22.1-253.13:1, 22.1-254, 22.1-254.01, 22.1-254.1, 22.1-254.2, 22.1-263 and 22.1-271.4; repealing §§ 22.1-256 and 22.1-257. (Patron-Dillard, HB 2384; Woods, SB 962)

    Computers and equipment, surplus; donation to schools by directors of state agencies. Amending § 2.1-20.01:1. (Patron-Jones, S.C., HB 2344)

    Constitutional amendment; changes Literary Fund to Public School Construction and Capital Projects Fund (first reference). Amending Section 8 of Article VIII. (Patron-Councill, HJR 84)

    Constitutional amendment; distribution of lottery revenues to localities to be expended for public education purposes (first reference). Adding Section 7-A of Article X. (Patron-Howell, HJR 607; Wagner, HJR 702; Newman, SJR 460)

    Constitutional amendment; provides right of parents to direct upbringing and education of their children (first reference). Adding Section 16-A of Article I. (Patron-Martin, SJR 512)

    Continuing and vocational education; joint subcommittee to study developing a center therefor, appropriation. (Patron-Quayle, SJR 447)

    Contract schools for enhanced site-based management; created. Adding §§ 22.1-212.16 through 22.1-212.20. (Patron-Van Yahres, HB 1629)

    CPR and Heimlich maneuver; encouraging local school divisions to provide training to staff in cafeterias when students are eating. (Patron-Stosch, SJR 321)

    Criminal history records check; applicable for volunteers in public schools. Amending § 19.2-389; adding § 22.1-296.2:1. (Patron-Lambert, SB 511)

    Criminal history records check; applicable to private school employees. Amending § 22.1-296.3. (Patron-McDonnell, HB 2198)

    Criminal history records check; applicable to school systems in Lancaster, Mecklenburg and York Counties, and Manassas Park City. Amending § 22.1-296.2. (Patron-Murphy, HB 1451)

    Dangerous weapons; penalty for possession on school property, exception. Amending § 18.2-308.1. (Patron-Hamilton, HB 1783)

    Dangerous weapons; prohibits possession of certain knives or firearms on school property, exception. Amending § 18.2-308.1. (Patron-Brink, HB 1385)

    Deaf and the Blind at Staunton, Virginia School for the; programs for students with visual and hearing disabilities and who are emotionally disturbed. Amending § 22.1-348. (Patron-Hanger, SB 1305)

    Deaf and the Blind, Virginia Schools for the; abolishes attendance zones. Amending § 22.1-348. (Patron-Hanger, SB 1306)

    Deaf and the Blind, Virginia Schools for the; Departments of Education and of Planning and Budget to examine teacher salary scales therefor. (Patron-Hanger, SJR 476)

    Detention homes; teacher/student ratios. Amending § 22.1-209.2. (Patron-Crittenden, HB 1268)

    Disruptive elementary and middle school students; pilot discretionary programs therefor. Adding § 22.1-209.1:5. (Patron-Drake, HB 1248)

    DMV records; disclosure to school principals. Amending § 46.2-208. (Patron-Marshall, HB 1658)

    Driver education instructors; names to be provided by all school divisions. Amending § 46.2-340. (Patron-O'Brien, HB 2672)

    Driver education programs; approval of correspondence courses for classroom training component. Amending § 22.1-205. (Patron-Katzen, HB 2696)

    Drug-free school zones; includes bus stops and school-sponsored activities. Amending § 18.2-255.2. (Patron-Croshaw, HB 2426)

    Drug-free school zones; includes near school bus stop. Amending § 18.2-255.2. (Patron-Black, HB 1517)

    Drug-free school zones; includes preschool property. Amending § 18.2-255.2. (Patron-Jackson, HB 1718)

    Early childhood brain development and learning; joint subcommittee to study educational, day care, social services, and parenting programs and initiatives designed to stimulate and enhance, appropriation. (Patron-Wilkins, HJR 537)

    Education Construction Act of 1998; created. (Patron-Barlow, HB 1252)

    Education Coordinating Council; created, annual report to General Assembly. Amending §§ 2.1-1.7 and 9-6.25:1; adding §§ 2.1-51.21:5 through 2.1-51.21:8. (Patron-Rhodes, HB 2200)

    Education, Partnership for Family Involvement in; urging employers, families, community organizations, faith communities, businesses, schools and cultural institutions to participate therein. (Patron-Diamonstein, HJR 823)

    Educational Accountability, Commission on; established, appropriation. (Patron-Hanger, SJR 498)

    Educational Infrastructure, Commission on; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Diamonstein, HJR 670)

    Educational needs of 21st century; special task force of Commission on Educational Accountability to study, appropriation. (Patron-Hamilton, HJR 566)

    Educational principles; requires distribution of copies of appendix from "The Abolition of Man" by C.S. Lewis. (Patron-Marshall, HB 2166)

    Elementary school teachers; planning time. Amending § 22.1-291.1. (Patron-Wampler, SB 1336)

    Extracurricular activities; school enrollment required for participation. Adding § 22.1-207.01. (Patron-Edwards, SB 650; Potts, SB 1316)

    Families in Education Incentive Grants Program and Fund; created. Adding § 22.1-209.1:5. (Patron-Crittenden, HB 1270)

    Family Involvement in Technology (FIT) program; created. Amending §§ 22.1-199.1 and 22.1-212.2:2; adding § 22.1-212.2:3. (Patron-Van Yahres, HB 2321)

    Family life education; includes abstinence education. Amending § 22.1-207.1. (Patron-Forbes, SB 1047)

    Fingerprinting; required of school board employees in York County. Amending § 22.1-296.2. (Patron-Morgan, HB 1950)

    Firearms; penalty for unlawful possession, including on school property, bail, procedures, etc. Amending §§ 8.01-508, 16.1-135, 18.2-308.1, 18.2-308.2, 18.2-308.4, 19.2-119, 19.2-120, 19.2-121, 19.2-123, 19.2-124, 19.2-125, 19.2-127, 19.2-132, 19.2-150, 19.2-152.2, 19.2-152.3, 19.2-152.4, 19.2-158, 19.2-186, 19.2-398, 19.2-406, 46.2-936 and 53.1-109; adding § 19.2-80.2; repealing § 19.2-126. (Patron-Baker, HB 1691; Norment, SB 820)

    Firearms; penalty for unlawful possession on school property. Amending §§ 18.2-308.1, 18.2-308.2, 18.2-308.4 and 19.2-120. (Patron-Stolle, SB 771)

    Firearms or object similar in appearance; penalty for brandishing on school property or in presence of a police officer. Amending § 18.2-282. (Patron-McEachin, HB 71)

    Gifted education; appointment of local advisory committee. Amending § 22.1-18.1. (Patron-Croshaw, HB 2415)

    Gifted Education Consortium; created. (Patron-Houck, SB 1200)

    Gifted Students, Joint Subcommittee Studying Educational Needs of Certain Underserved; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Woods, SJR 491)

    Governor's School for Student Leadership; Board of Education to study establishing at Jepson School of Leadership Studies at University of Richmond. (Patron-Dickinson, HJR 701)

    Guidance counselors; licensure. Adding § 22.1-299.2. (Patron-Newman, SB 1238)

    Guidance counselors or reading specialists; employment at elementary level. Amending § 22.1-253.13:3. (Patron-Dillard, HB 2122)

    Gun safety education program; requesting Board of Education to encourage local school divisions to adopt and implement National Rifle Association's program to prevent accidental firearm-related injuries to children. (Patron-Joannou, HJR 711)

    Health insurance; credits for retired state employees and teachers. Amending §§ 2.1-20.1:2 and 2.1-20.1:3. (Patron-Parrish, HB 1772; Putney, HB 1844)

    High school diplomas; awarding to students from home instruction after all requirements are met. Amending § 22.1-253.13:4. (Patron-Houck, SB 176)

    High school diplomas; requirements include at least two sequential electives. Amending § 22.1-253.13:3. (Patron-Orrock, HB 2477)

    High schools in Page County; advisory referendum at November election on future of consolidation thereof. (Patron-Guest, HB 2489; Miller, K.G., SB 985)

    History and historical figures of Virginia; set forth policy regarding accurate and impartial presentation by certain public institutions. (Patron-Marsh, SB 1252)

    Income tax, state; credit for educational economic enhancement. Adding §§ 58.1-339.6 and 58.1-439.11. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 1889)

    Income tax, state; credit for educational economic enhancement for completion of GED program. Adding §§ 58.1-339.4 and 58.1-439.7. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 980)

    Income tax, state; credit for money donated to public school division endowment fund. Adding § 58.1-339.6. (Patron-Day, HB 1857)

    Income tax, state; credit for public school volunteers. Adding § 58.1-339.6. (Patron-Davies, HB 1511)

    Income tax, state; credit for purchase of teacher's instructional materials. Adding § 58.1-339.6. (Patron-Black, HB 1463; Hull, HB 2377)

    Income tax, state; deduction for certain costs for teacher education expenses. Amending § 58.1-322. (Patron-Ticer, SB 877)

    Income tax, state; deduction for contributions to public school endowment funds. Amending § 58.1-322. (Patron-Day, HB 2181)

    Information infrastructure; access by elementary and secondary schools. Adding §§ 22.1-212.5 through 22.1-212.9. (Patron-Marshall, HB 1317)

    Information infrastructure; provisions to inhibit public school-based access to materials harmful to juveniles, etc. Adding § 22.1-212.2:01. (Patron-Abbitt, HB 1703)

    Instructional material and supplies; school board accounts for purchase. Amending § 22.1-122.1. (Patron-McClure, HB 2529)

    Internet; acceptable use policies in public schools and libraries. Adding §§ 22.1-70.2 and 42.1-36.1. (Patron-Jackson, HB 1043; Marshall, HB 2756)

    Internship programs; encouraging local school divisions to establish for gifted underserved students. (Patron-Christian, HJR 727)

    Juvenile offenders; notification to school division of certain robbery and firearm violations thereby. Amending §§ 16.1-260, 16.1-263 and 16.1-305.1. (Patron-Reynolds, SB 966)

    Laser pointers; prohibited on school property. Amending §§ 18.2-308.1 and 22.1-277.01. (Patron-Tata, HB 2103)

    Laser pointers; regulation of use by students. Amending § 22.1-278.2. (Patron-Tata, HB 1894)

    License plates, special; issuance to supporters of public schools. Adding § 46.2-749.12. (Patron-Morgan, HB 1483)

    Literary Fund; disbursement of proceeds after receipt of acceptable opinion of bond counsel. Amending § 22.1-157. (Patron-Blevins, HB 2379)

    Literary Fund; loans to be approved. Amending § 22.1-157. (Patron-Chichester, SB 779)

    Local taxes; credit for providing private school education or home school education in Greene County. Adding §§ 58.1-3994 and 58.1-3995. (Patron-Harris, HB 2579)

    Local vacancies in governing body, school board or office of mayor; interim appointments. Amending § 24.2-228. (Patron-Behm, HB 2219)

    Lottery Fund; use of proceeds for local school divisions. Amending § 58.1-4022. (Patron-Day, HB 1435; Puller, HB 2145; Callahan, HB 2316; Rust, HB 2586; Williams, SB 723; Newman, SB 1051; Chichester, SB 1225)

    Lottery prizes; those uncollected to be deposited in Public School Construction Grants Fund rather than Literary Fund. Amending §§ 58.1-4020 and 58.1-4022. (Patron-Jackson, HB 2606)

    Lottery revenues; return to localities for use for public education. Amending §§ 58.1-4022 and 58.1-4023. (Patron-Mims, SB 695)

    Medical assistance services; participation by school divisions for special education health services. Amending §§ 32.1-325, 54.1-2603 and 54.1-3606; adding §§ 22.1-274.02 and 32.1-326.3. (Patron-Bloxom, HB 2360; Houck, SB 1199)

    Mental health service providers; duty to protect, professional counselor to include guidance counselor in a public school. Amending § 54.1-2400.1. (Patron-Newman, SB 1150)

    Omnibus Prosperity Act of 1999; provisions, abolishes sales tax on food, funding for school construction, use of Lottery proceeds, etc. Amending §§ 22.1-175.4, 58.1-4020, 58.1-4022 and second enactment of Chapter 2, Sp. 1998 Acts; adding § 58.1-628.1. (Patron-Cranwell, HB 2357)

    "Parent-peer" programs; encouraging Department of Education and Council of Higher Education for Virginia to develop and implement statewide. (Patron-Christian, HJR 726)

    Parental supervision; encouraging involvement in musical listening habits of children. (Patron-Jones, D.C., HJR 737)

    Preschool or nursery school programs; exempt from licensure. Amending §§ 63.1-196.001 and 63.1-196.3:1. (Patron-Nixon, HB 2205)

    Principals, assistant; employment requirements. Amending § 22.1-253.13:3. (Patron-Tate, HB 416; Tate, HB 1786)

    Public assistance; day care for TANF recipients engaged in employment or education. Amending § 63.1-133.46; adding § 63.1-105.9. (Patron-Miller, Y.B., SB 1006)

    Public School Construction, Commission on State Funding; created, reports to be made. Amending §§ 22.1-146, 22.1-148, 22.1-153, 22.1-165, 22.1-166.2, 22.1-175.1 through 22.1-175.4, 58.1-4020 and 58.1-4022; adding §§ 9-379, 22.1-175.5 and 22.1-175.6. (Patron-Walker, SB 1289)

    Public School Construction Grants Fund; deposit of moneys from lottery revenues. Amending §§ 22.1-175.2, 22.1-175.3 and 58.1-4022; repealing § 22.1-175.4. (Patron-Bloxom, HB 2513)

    Public School Construction Grants Program and Fund; creation of separate escrow accounts for deposit of funds. Amending §§ 22.1-175.1 through 22.1-175.4; adding § 22.1-175.5. (Patron-Wilkins, HB 2591; Bolling, SB 1049)

    Public School Construction Grants Program and Fund; deposit of moneys from lottery revenues. Amending §§ 22.1-175.1, 22.1-175.2, 22.1-175.3, 58.1-4020 and 58.1-4022; adding § 22.1-175.4. (Patron-Jackson, HB 1130)

    Public School Construction Grants Program and Fund; modification of statutes, increases Retail Sales and Use Tax for such purpose. Amending §§ 22.1-175.1, 22.1-175.2, 22.1-175.3 and 58.1-603. (Patron-Reynolds, SB 675)

    Public School Construction Grants Program and Fund; modification of statutes, use of lottery proceeds for such purpose. Amending §§ 22.1-175.1, 22.1-175.2, 22.1-175.3 and 58.1-4022. (Patron-Wampler, SB 524)

    Public School Construction Grants Program and Fund; name changed to Education Infrastructure Grants Program and Fund. Amending §§ 22.1-175.1, 22.1-175.2, 22.1-175.3 and 58.1-4022. (Patron-Edwards, SB 1164)

    Public School Educational Technology Grants Program and Trust Fund; created. Adding §§ 22.1-175.6 through 22.1-175.9. (Patron-Phillips, HB 2241)

    Public school foundations; establishment. Amending §§ 11-35 and 22.1-212.2:2. (Patron-Day, HB 2176)

    Public school motor vehicles; self-insurance therefor. Amending § 22.1-190. (Patron-Grayson, HB 1032)

    Public school teachers; Commission on Educational Accountability to study ways of creating additional incentives for them to achieve national certification, appropriation. (Patron-Miller, Y.B., SJR 286)

    Public schools; calculation of teacher/student ratios for students with disabilities. Amending § 22.1-253.13:1. (Patron-Dillard, HB 720)

    Public schools; Commission on Educational Accountability to examine instructional needs of students and teachers therein. (Patron-Bennett, HJR 691)

    Public schools; Commission on Educational Accountability to study statutes, regulations and policies governing academic assessment of students who transfer thereto. (Patron-Ticer, SJR 389)

    Public schools; computation of average daily membership for half-day kindergarten programs. Amending § 22.1-253.13:1. (Patron-Scott, HB 2141)

    Public schools; Department of Housing and Community Development to establish a task force to identify existing guidelines and standards for indoor air quality and Building Code requirements for heating, air conditioning, etc., therefor. (Patron-Grayson, HB 2478)

    Public schools; employment of certain licensed instructional personnel for certain courses. Amending § 22.1-253.13:1; adding § 22.1-291.2. (Patron-Darner, HB 1975)

    Public schools; employment of elementary school teachers. Amending § 22.1-253.13:1. (Patron-Tate, HB 685)

    Public schools; expands programs for at-risk 4- and 5-year olds who are not eligible to attend kindergarten. Amending § 22.1-199.1. (Patron-Puller, HB 1513; Maxwell, SB 399)

    Public schools; expands programs for at-risk students, reduces teacher/student ratio. Amending § 22.1-199.1. (Patron-Couric, SB 167)

    Public schools; free education to students whose guardian is acting in loco parentis pursuant to adoption procedure. Amending § 22.1-3. (Patron-Black, HB 1778; O'Brien, HB 2011)

    Public schools; funding for construction. Adding §§ 22.1-175.4 through 22.1-175.8. (Patron-Mims, SB 678)

    Public schools; funding for construction. Amending §§ 22.1-146, 22.1-148, 22.1-153, 22.1-165, 22.1-166.2, 22.1-167, 22.1-168, 22.1-171, 22.1-175.1, 22.1-175.2, 22.1-175.3, 22.1-175.4 and 58.1-4022. (Patron-Cranwell, HB 2317; Mims, SB 1184)

    Public schools; funding for construction. Amending §§ 22.1-146, 22.1-148, 22.1-153, 22.1-165, 22.1-166.2, 22.1-167, 22.1-168, 22.1-171, 22.1-175.1, 22.1-175.2, 22.1-175.3, 58.1-322, 58.1-402 and 58.1-4022. (Patron-Forbes, SB 587)

    Public schools; inclusion of art, music and physical education instruction. Amending § 22.1-253.13:1. (Patron-Darner, HB 235)

    Public schools; inclusion of home-school and nonpublic students in average daily membership. Amending § 22.1-253.13:1. (Patron-Van Yahres, HB 284)

    Public schools; part-time admission and enrollment of nonpublic school students. Amending § 22.1-253.13:1; adding § 22.1-210.1. (Patron-Callahan, HB 156)

    Public schools; programs to promote educational opportunities. Amending § 22.1-199.1. (Patron-Wagner, HB 2480)

    Public schools; provisions for violence prevention and intervention initiatives. Adding § 22.1-278.3. (Patron-Clement, HB 1799)

    Public schools; standards for accrediting. Amending §§ 22.1-19 and 22.1-253.13:3; adding §§ 22.1-253.14:1 through 22.1-253.14:31. (Patron-Dillard, HB 1352)

    Public schools; student notification of advanced placement classes and International Baccalaureate program. Amending § 22.1-253.13:1. (Patron-Crittenden, HB 2553)

    Public schools; teacher/student ratios for kindergartens and grades 2 and 3. Amending § 22.1-253.13:1. (Patron-Dillard, HB 1673)

    Public schools; testing of students who complete remediation programs. Amending § 22.1-253.13:1. (Patron-Lambert, SB 668)

    Public schools; urging Congress to enact laws to provide federal impact aid relief therefor. (Patron-Walker, SJR 488)

    Public schools; urging local health departments and school systems to make every effort to protect school children from indoor air pollution. (Patron-Grayson, HJR 287)

    Public schools of Commonwealth; commending. (Patron-Davies, HJR 612)

    Remediation, Joint Subcommittee on; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Van Yahres, HJR 572)

    Remediation programs; joint subcommittee to study establishing a block grant therefor, appropriation. (Patron-Bennett, HJR 690)

    Remediation programs; standards. Amending § 22.1-199.2. (Patron-Rhodes, HB 2056)

    Retail Sales and Use Tax; amount on purchase of certain food to be used for tax relief or dedicated to school construction or renovation. Adding § 58.1-609.10:1. (Patron-Black, HB 1443)

    Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include professional photographers' camera film used in production of photos for educational institutions. Amending § 58.1-609.6. (Patron-Marshall, HB 199)

    Retail Sales and Use Tax; temporary state exemption on any item or article of tangible personal property during "back to school" period. Adding § 58.1-604.4. (Patron-Day, HB 1753; Robinson, HB 2022)

    Retirement System; creditable service for teachers. Amending § 51.1-124.3. (Patron-Phillips, HB 398; Phillips, HB 1707)

    Retirement System; prior service credit for private school teachers. Amending § 51.1-143. (Patron-Purkey, HB 1603)

    Retirement System; retirement allowances for certain teachers. Amending § 51.1-155. (Patron-Trumbo, SB 867)

    Retirement System; state employees, teachers and employees of political subdivisions may retire with 30 years creditable service. Amending § 51.1-153. (Patron-Shuler, HB 1542; Crittenden, HB 1613; Hall, HB 1762; Cantor, HB 1805; Schrock, SB 810; Stosch, SB 818; Ticer, SB 876)

    Road and school impact fees; imposition in Northern Virginia localities. Amending §§ 15.2-2317 through 15.2-2327. (Patron-Mims, SB 1137)

    Scholarship Program; created. Adding §§ 22.1-355 through 22.1-360. (Patron-O'Brien, HB 2681)

    School accreditation; shall not include certain students with limited English proficiency. Amending § 22.1-253.13:3. (Patron-Puller, HB 1512)

    School aid formula, basic; joint subcommittee to study need for revising, appropriation. (Patron-Marshall, HJR 671)

    School boards; appointment of student representative. Adding § 22.1-86.1. (Patron-Darner, HB 1837)

    School boards; changes annual reporting date. Amending § 22.1-81. (Patron-Tata, HB 1925; Woods, SB 1067)

    School boards; computation of composite index of local ability to pay. Adding § 22.1-96.1. (Patron-Hanger, SB 637)

    School boards; condition required for certain accounting procedures. Adding § 22.1-89.4. (Patron-Schrock, SB 836)

    School boards; member service in Norfolk City. Amending § 22.1-30. (Patron-Moss, HB 2201)

    School boards; salaries in Amelia and Prince George Counties. Amending § 22.1-32. (Patron-Ingram, HB 1872)

    School boards; salaries in Amelia, Arlington, Bedford, Charlotte, Cumberland, Middlesex, New Kent, Prince George, Pulaski and Warren Counties, and Petersburg City. Amending § 22.1-32. (Patron-Baker, HB 1689)

    School boards; salaries in Arlington County. Amending § 22.1-32. (Patron-Darner, HB 2633)

    School boards; salaries in New Kent County. Amending § 22.1-32. (Patron-Grayson, HB 2024)

    School boards; salaries in Newport News and Virginia Beach Cities. (Patron-Williams, SB 1237)

    School boards; salaries in Petersburg City. Amending § 22.1-32. (Patron-DeBoer, HB 1966)

    School boards; salaries in Warren County and Hampton City. Amending § 22.1-32. (Patron-Maxwell, SB 1126)

    School boards; salary statutes. Amending § 22.1-32. (Patron-Jackson, HB 1988; Davies, HB 2064)

    School boards, elected; joint subcommittee to study granting fiscal autonomy thereto, appropriation. (Patron-Reasor, SJR 92)

    School boards, elected; staggered terms in Prince William County. Amending § 22.1-57.3:3. (Patron-Colgan, SB 1022)

    School bus drivers; prohibits certain cellular telephone use. Adding § 46.2-917.3. (Patron-McQuigg, HB 737)

    School bus inspections; required when transporting public school children. Adding § 46.2-917.3. (Patron-Albo, HB 1594)

    School buses; House and Senate Subcommittees on Public Safety to study renovation by correctional institutions. (Patron-Lucas, SJR 471)

    School buses; speed limits. Amending § 46.2-871. (Patron-Sherwood, HB 1498)

    School buses; use of safety belts. Amending § 22.1-177. (Patron-Edwards, SB 1163)

    School buses; use of safety belts. Amending § 46.2-1091. (Patron-Deeds, HB 1436; Spruill, HB 1909)

    School calendar; abolishes opening after Labor Day requirements. Repealing § 22.1-79.1. (Patron-Bennett, HB 2610)

    School calendar; opening day requirements and waivers. Amending § 22.1-79.1. (Patron-Parrish, HB 1771; Ware, HB 2320; McClure, HB 2531)

    School divisions; evaluations. Amending § 22.1-253.13:3. (Patron-Councill, HB 2077)

    School divisions, local; Department of Education to develop a plan for a system of assessing and rating fiscal efficiency thereof. (Patron-Orrock, HJR 699)

    School health services; certain school personnel not to be disciplined for failure to perform. Amending § 22.1-274. (Patron-Puller, HB 2711)

    School improvement impact fees; imposition on new residential development in Loudoun County. Adding §§ 15.2-2328 through 15.2-2339. (Patron-Mims, SB 693)

    School residency requirements; provisions when person resides within housing or temporary shelter. Amending §§ 22.1-3 and 22.1-5. (Patron-Cox, HB 1835)

    School residency requirements; regulations concerning admission and tuition for public schools. Amending § 22.1-5. (Patron-Hanger, SB 1295)

    School residency requirements; tuition charges for certain students of military personnel. Amending § 22.1-5. (Patron-O'Brien, HB 2673)

    School residency requirements; verification of citizenship. Amending § 22.1-5. (Patron-Woods, SB 559)

    School Resource Officer Grants Program and Fund; created to provide law-enforcement officers in schools to prevent truancy and violence. Amending § 9-6.23; adding § 9-171.1. (Patron-Hamilton, HB 1445)

    School safety audits; availability. Amending § 22.1-278.1. (Patron-Hamilton, HB 1521)

    School safety audits; development of a school crisis and emergency management plan. Amending § 22.1-278.1. (Patron-Houck, SB 827)

    School violence; Department of Education to study whether reports thereof should be available to parents. (Patron-Tata, HJR 740)

    School-to-work transition programs; narrows scope of provisions. Amending § 22.1-209.01. (Patron-Schrock, SB 622)

    Speed limits; photo monitoring at school crossings. Adding § 46.2-873.1. (Patron-Devolites, HB 763)

    Sports; Board of Education to study allowing high school students to substitute competitive participation for one-half of physical education requirements. (Patron-Grayson, HJR 692)

    Sports activities, interscholastic; eligibility of transfer students to participate therein. Amending § 22.1-3; adding § 22.1-3.4. (Patron-Colgan, SB 424)

    Standards of Accreditation; a special task force of Commission on Educational Accountability to examine impact thereof on local school division budgets, appropriation. (Patron-Crittenden, HJR 723)

    Standards of Accreditation; Commission on Educational Accountability to study effects on young people of failure to obtain a diploma pursuant to requirements thereof. (Patron-Marye, SJR 344)

    Standards of Accreditation; Department of Education to examine impact thereof. (Patron-Dillard, HJR 586)

    Standards of Learning and Standards of Accreditation; joint subcommittee to examine impact thereof on students and localities, appropriation. (Patron-Crittenden, HJR 721)

    Standards of Learning assessments; results shall not constitute sole basis for student promotion or retention. Amending § 22.1-253.13:3. (Patron-Christian, HB 2570; Edwards, SB 1162)

    Standards of Quality in public schools; certain House and Senate Committees to examine adjusting funding for certain small school divisions. (Patron-Hanger, SJR 481)

    Standards of Quality in public schools; joint subcommittee to study system of funding, appropriation. (Patron-Van Landingham, HJR 657)

    Standards of Quality in public schools; provisions. Amending §§ 22.1-199.2, 22.1-209.1:4, 22.1-253.13:1, 22.1-253.13:3, 22.1-253.13:7, 22.1-254.01 and 22.1-278. (Patron-Couric, SB 165)

    State employees and teachers; health insurance credits upon retirement, matching contributions to deferred compensation plan, participation in health benefits program, etc. Amending §§ 2.1-20.1:2, 2.1-20.1:3 and 51.1-600; adding §§ 2.1-20.1:5 and 51.1-606. (Patron-Dickinson, HB 1704; Putney, HB 1756)

    Strip searches; guidelines for student searches, Board of Education to report on implementation thereof. Amending § 22.1-277.01:2. (Patron-Hull, HB 1489)

    Strip searches; prohibited in schools. Adding § 22.1-277.1:01. (Patron-Hull, HB 508)

    Student Career Planning; Report of Department of Education (HJR 243, 1998). (HD 41)

    Student conduct; possession of a nonprescription, over-the-counter drug for medically necessary reasons shall not warrant disciplinary action (Advil Bill). Amending § 22.1-278. (Patron-Saslaw, SB 610)

    Student expulsions and suspensions; applicable for certain drug offenses, other disciplinary action may be taken. Amending § 22.1-277.01:1. (Patron-Puller, HB 2144; Howell, SB 1135)

    Student expulsions and suspensions; applicable for certain weapons violations. Amending § 22.1-277.01. (Patron-Howell, SB 1136)

    Student expulsions and suspensions; applicable for firearms possession, exception for special circumstances. Amending § 22.1-277.01. (Patron-Hamilton, HB 1462)

    Student expulsions and suspensions; applicable in early elementary grades. Adding § 22.1-277.03. (Patron-Lambert, SB 666)

    Student offenses; reporting to school authorities. Amending § 22.1-280.1. (Patron-Forbes, SB 1244)

    Students; Department of Education to study age-appropriate techniques to improve memory thereof. (Patron-Marshall, HJR 678)

    Students at risk; joint subcommittee to study creating residential academies therefor, appropriation. (Patron-Van Yahres, HJR 538)

    Students diagnosed with diabetes; care by school personnel. Amending §§ 8.01-225, 22.1-274, 22.1-275.1, 54.1-2901, 54.1-3001, 54.1-3005 and 54.1-3408. (Patron-Mims, SB 889)

    Students for whom English is a second language or who have limited English proficiency; commission created to study educational issues involving, appropriation. (Patron-Van Landingham, HJR 588)

    Students who absent themselves from school; penalty for parents who fail to notify officials of reasons for child's absence. Amending § 22.1-265. (Patron-Blevins, HB 2382)

    Students with disabilities; memorializing Congress to reconsider federal restrictions on discipline thereof. (Patron-Rollison, HJR 650)

    Students With Visual and Hearing Impairments, Educational Needs of Emotionally Disturbed; Report of Department of Education and Disability Commission (SJR 193, 1998). (SD 20)

    Suicide prevention in public schools; guidelines and in-service training. Amending § 22.1-253.13:5; adding § 22.1-275.2. (Patron-Newman, SB 1239)

    Suicide prevention in public schools; notification of parent, development of guidelines. Adding § 22.1-272.1. (Patron-Newman, SB 1250; Walker, SB 1262)

    Suspended and expelled students; educational services therefor. Adding § 22.1-199.1:1. (Patron-Hall, HB 477)

    Suspended and Expelled Students, Community-Based Intervention Program for; created. Adding §§ 22.1-209.1:6 and 22.1-209.1:7. (Patron-Maxwell, SB 1128)

    Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund, National; created. Adding § 22.1-299.2. (Patron-Hamilton, HB 2087)

    Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund, National; created, school boards to evaluate division superintendents. Amending §§ 22.1-253.13:5, 22.1-293, 22.1-294, 22.1-295, 22.1-298, 22.1-303, 22.1-303.1, 22.1-305 and 22.1-305.1; adding §§ 22.1-60.1, 22.1-299.2 and 23-9.2:3.4. (Patron-Diamonstein, HB 2710; Houck, SB 1145)

    Teacher licensure programs, alternative; Board of Education to consider pioneering models established in Texas and New Jersey in its study and development thereof. (Patron-Couric, SJR 384)

    Teachers; evaluations, including those on probation. Amending §§ 22.1-295 and 22.1-303. (Patron-Hull, HB 1726)

    Teachers; General Assembly acknowledges need to address shortage thereof and provide competitive salaries. (Patron-Couric, SJR 445)

    Teachers; license requirements include technology proficiency. Amending § 22.1-298. (Patron-Van Landingham, HB 2263)

    Teachers; license requirements of those seeking endorsement for blind and visually impaired to be proficient in Braille. Amending § 22.1-298. (Patron-Hanger, SB 1307)

    Teachers; performance evaluations. Amending § 22.1-253.13:5. (Patron-Hull, HB 1725)

    Teachers; qualifications of those temporarily employed. Amending § 22.1-302. (Patron-Edwards, SB 932)

    Teachers, administrators and superintendents; training and professional development. Amending §§ 22.1-59, 22.1-253.13:5, 22.1-298 and 22.1-305.1. (Patron-Couric, SB 166)

    Teachers and administrators; alternative continuing contract employment processes. Amending §§ 22.1-294, 22.1-303 and 22.1-304; adding § 22.1-295.01. (Patron-Couric, SB 122)

    Teachers, One-Year Internship for First Year; Report of Department of Education (HJR 117, 1998). (HD 33)

    Teaching profession; to be made available to secondary schools through their employment counseling. Amending §§ 22.1-209 and 22.1-253.13:1. (Patron-Blevins, HB 1895)

    Teaching Scholarship Loan Program; criteria and administration, creates Diversity in Teaching Fund. Amending § 22.1-212.2:1. (Patron-Christian, HB 2607)

    Truancy and compulsory school attendance; penalties for violations. Amending §§ 16.1-260, 22.1-258, 22.1-260, 22.1-261, 22.1-262 and 22.1-263. (Patron-Hamilton, HB 1817)

    Truancy centers; established. Amending § 22.1-266. (Patron-Byron, HB 2698)

    Truancy ordinances; enforcement, including children expelled from school who are required to attend an alternative education program. Amending §§ 15.2-926 and 22.1-266. (Patron-Byron, HB 2697)

    Vocational education; incorporation in Standards of Learning. Adding § 22.1-227.1. (Patron-Orrock, HB 2476; Couric, SB 1284)

    Vocational programs in public high schools; joint subcommittee to study establishing a certificate of completion for certain, appropriation. (Patron-Moran, HJR 593)

    Workplace issues; authority for initiatives to improve employee communication by local government and school board employees. Adding §§ 15.2-974 and 22.1-293.1. (Patron-Day, HB 2257)


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