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Make sure you bookmark our Advocacy Website. It is a one-stop shop with resources for advocacy as well as our Bill Tracker and Archived Policy Updates.
Here is a quick-stop of links you can use during General Assembly:
Up-Front Summary:
- With the session set to adjourn next week (Saturday, February 25), many of the bills VASCD has monitored, supported, or opposed have been acted upon. With only a few bills remaining on our tracker that have not.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch published an article this week outlining where the $1B difference between the House and Senate budgets lie and what could happen next, linked HERE.
Below is a list of bills (still in play) our Policy Team supports and those we oppose. Other bills we are either watching or have decided not to track. You can see our full bill tracker HERE, which contains more information including each bill's current status. Additionally, each bill listed below is linked to its page in LIS.
Bills we Support
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HB 1526 Student literacy measures; scope; students in grades four through eight. (2/17 - Senate Passed with substitute with amendment (39-0))
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HB 1762 School boards; Teacher Reengagement Program established. (2/17 - Constitutional reading dispensed, Senate (37-0))
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HB 1884 Board of Education; students with disabilities; assessment frequency. (2/17 - Constitutional reading dispensed, Senate (37-0))
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HB 2124 School psychologists; staffing flexibility. (2/13 - Senate passed (40-0))
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HB 2457 Public elementary and secondary school teachers; certain training activities; frequency; report (2/17 - Senate Passed with Substitute (39-0))
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SB 890 Veterans' Teaching Licensure Support Fund and Program; established. (2/17 - Tabled in Appropriations)
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SB 1109 Board of Education; College and Career Readiness for English Language Learners Grant Program and Fund; established. (2/13 - Defeated in House Ed (12-10))
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SB 1175 Student literacy measures; scope; students in grades four through eight. (2/17 - House passed (98-0))
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SB 1215 Compensation of public school teachers and other Standards of Quality-funded positions; competitive rate. (2/16 - House block vote pass (99-0))
Bills we Oppose
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HB 1461 Department of Education; uniform system of discipline for disruptive student behavior. (2/16 - Passed by Indefinitely (9-6))
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HB 1909 Public elementary and secondary schools; establishment of opportunity classrooms. (2/15 - Defeated in Public Ed Subcommittee)
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HB 2269 Certain federal pandemic relief funds for public education; certain conditions; emergency. (2/15 - Defeated in Public Ed Subcommittee)
If there are bills we may have missed or bills you have a question about, please reach out to our Executive Director, Chris Jones at vaeducatorcmj@gmail.com.
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