HB 511 — Students who receive home instruction; participation in interscholastic programs.
Last action — Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 7-N)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Students who receive home instruction; participation in interscholastic programs. Prohibits public schools from joining an organization governing interscholastic programs that does not deem eligible for participation a student who (i) receives home instruction; (ii) has demonstrated evidence of progress for two consecutive academic years; (iii) is in compliance with immunization requirements; (iv) is a person of school age for whom public school is free; (v) has not reached the age of 19 by August 1 of the current academic year; (vi) is an amateur who receives no compensation but participates solely for the educational, physical, mental, and social benefits of the activity; (vii) complies with all disciplinary rules and is subject to all codes of conduct applicable to all public high school athletes; and (viii) complies with all other rules governing awards, all-star games, maximum consecutive semesters of high school enrollment, parental consents, physical examinations, and transfers applicable to all high school athletes. The bill provides that no local school board is required to establish a policy to permit students who receive home instruction to participate in interscholastic programs. The bill permits reasonable fees to be charged to students who receive home instruction to cover the costs of participation in such interscholastic programs, including fees to cover the costs of additional insurance, uniforms, and equipment and fees for facility upkeep and facility maintenance. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2027.
Bill Text
- Prefiled Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101194D Current pdf January 11, 2022
Action History
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Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 7-N)
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Assigned Education sub: Public Education
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Constitutional reading dispensed
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VOTE: Passage (50-Y 49-N)
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Read third time and passed House (50-Y 49-N)
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Passed by for the day
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Read second time and engrossed
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Passed by for the day
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Passed by for the day
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Passed by for the day
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Read first time
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Reported from Education (11-Y 10-N)
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Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
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Assigned Education sub: K-12
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Impact statement from DPB (HB511)
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Referred to Committee on Education
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101194D
Sponsors
- Marie E. March · Primary
- Garrett McGuire · Cosponsor
- Dave A. LaRock · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on · 57 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Marie E. March
Co-sponsors (2)
Not signed on (145)
145 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 145 →"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 |
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| Unaffiliated | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 53% | 47% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Nay |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Nay |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Nay |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Nay |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Nay |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Nay |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 49 | 49 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 49 | 49 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 49% | 49% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 50% | 45% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Greenhalgh, Karen S. | — | Yea |
| Anne Ferrell Tata | — | Yea |
| Avoli, G. "John" | — | Yea |
| Batten, Amanda E. | — | Yea |
| Bourne, Jeffrey M. | — | Nay |
| Briana D. Sewell | — | Nay |
| Coyner, Carrie E. | — | Nay |
| Davis, Glenn R. | — | Yea |
| Delores L. McQuinn | — | Nay |
| Filler-Corn, Eileen | — | Nay |
| Freitas, Nicholas J. | — | Yea |
| Guzman, Elizabeth R. | — | Nay |
| LaRock, Dave A. | — | Yea |
| McGuire, John J., III | — | Yea |
| Michelle Lopes Maldonado | — | Nay |
| Mike A. Cherry | — | Yea |
| Sam Rasoul | — | Nay |
| Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | — | Nay |
| Shelly A. Simonds | — | Nay |
| Subramanyam, Suhas | — | Not Voting |
| Tara A. Durant | — | Yea |
| Wampler, William C., III | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 22% | 0% | 22% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Anne Ferrell Tata | — | Yea |
| Avoli, G. "John" | — | Yea |
| Davis, Glenn R. | — | Not Voting |
| LaRock, Dave A. | — | Yea |
| McGuire, John J., III | — | Yea |
| Michelle Lopes Maldonado | — | Nay |
| Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | — | Nay |
| Subramanyam, Suhas | — | Not Voting |
| Tara A. Durant | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 511 do?
- Students who receive home instruction; participation in interscholastic programs. Prohibits public schools from joining an organization governing interscholastic programs that does not deem eligible for participation a student who (i) receives home instruction; (ii) has demonstrated evidence of progress for two consecutive academic years; (iii) is in compliance with immunization requirements; (iv) is a person of school age for whom public school is free; (v) has not reached the age of 19 by August 1 of the current academic year; (vi) is an amateur who receives no compensation but participates solely for the educational, physical, mental, and social benefits of the activity; (vii) complies with all disciplinary rules and is subject to all codes of conduct applicable to all public high school athletes; and (viii) complies with all other rules governing awards, all-star games, maximum consecutive semesters of high school enrollment, parental consents, physical examinations, and transfers applicable to all high school athletes. The bill provides that no local school board is required to establish a policy to permit students who receive home instruction to participate in interscholastic programs. The bill permits reasonable fees to be charged to students who receive home instruction to cover the costs of participation in such interscholastic programs, including fees to cover the costs of additional insurance, uniforms, and equipment and fees for facility upkeep and facility maintenance. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2027.
- Who sponsors HB 511?
- HB 511 is sponsored by Marie E. March, Garrett McGuire, and LaRock, Dave A..
- What is the current status of HB 511?
- This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 511?
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