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HB 2238 — Licensed private schools for students with disabilities; accreditation.
Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 172 (effective 7/1/21)
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2021. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 7 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
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 Text
What changed in the latest version
2 added · 2 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest changes to Bill HB 2238 involve removing a section that referred to the "Virginia Acts of Assembly" and adding a new chapter designation. This matters because it clarifies the way the bill is organized and presented in legal documents, making it easier for people to understand and reference the changes being made in Virginia law.
SPECIAL SESSION I history | hilite | pdf | print version VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER 172 An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-323 of the Code of Virginia, relating to licensed private schools for students with disabilities;
[H 2238] Approved March 18, 2021 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
View plain text versions (3)
- CHAP0172 View text Current html March 18, 2021
- HB2238ER View text html February 25, 2021
- Prefiled Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101979D html January 13, 2021
Action History
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 172 (effective 7/1/21)
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
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Signed by Speaker
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Signed by President
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Impact statement from DPB (HB2238ER)
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Enrolled
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Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
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Read third time
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Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
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Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
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Assigned Education sub: Public Education
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Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Constitutional reading dispensed
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VOTE: Passage (92-Y 7-N)
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Read third time and passed House (92-Y 7-N)
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Read second time and engrossed
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Read first time
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Reported from Education (21-Y 1-N)
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Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
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Impact statement from DPB (HB2238)
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Referred to Committee on Education
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101979D
Sponsors
- Kaye Kory · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 7 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Morrissey, Joseph D. | — | Yea |
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Bill DeSteph | — | Yea |
| Bryce E. Reeves | — | Yea |
| Chase, Amanda F. | — | Yea |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Yea |
| Kiggans, Jennifer A. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Richard H. Stuart | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Yea |
| William M. Stanley, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 32 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 0% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (39)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 91 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 91 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 7% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 5% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Avoli, G. "John" | — | Yea |
| Batten, Amanda E. | — | Yea |
| Bill Wiley | — | Yea |
| Bourne, Jeffrey M. | — | Yea |
| Bulova, David L. | — | Yea |
| Cole, Mark L. | — | Nay |
| Davis, Glenn R. | — | Yea |
| Delores L. McQuinn | — | Yea |
| Guzman, Elizabeth R. | — | Yea |
| Joshua G. Cole | — | Yea |
| Keam, Mark L. | — | Yea |
| Lamont Bagby | — | Yea |
| Marshall, Daniel W., III | — | Yea |
| McGuire, John J., III | — | Yea |
| Mugler, Martha M. | — | Yea |
| Robinson, Roxann L. | — | Yea |
| Sam Rasoul | — | Yea |
| Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | — | Yea |
| Shelly A. Simonds | — | Yea |
| Subramanyam, Suhas | — | Yea |
| Tyler, Roslyn C. | — | Yea |
| Wampler, William C., III | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Wiley | — | Yea |
| Bulova, David L. | — | Yea |
| Davis, Glenn R. | — | Yea |
| Guzman, Elizabeth R. | — | Yea |
| Robinson, Roxann L. | — | Yea |
| Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | — | Yea |
| Shelly A. Simonds | — | Yea |
| Subramanyam, Suhas | — | Yea |
| Tyler, Roslyn C. | — | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 2238 do?
- 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.
- Who sponsors HB 2238?
- HB 2238 is sponsored by Kory, Kaye.
- What is the current status of HB 2238?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2021. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 2238?
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