School boards; duties, appointment and employment of division superintendents, oversight.
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HB 979 — School boards; duties, appointment and employment of division superintendents, oversight.
Last action — Left in Education and Health
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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 2024 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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
School board duties; appointment and employmentof division superintendents; oversight. Requires each schoolboard to appoint, employ, and provide oversight for a division superintendentand provides that nothing in the Code of Virginia or the regulationsof the Board of Education shall be construed to prohibit the schoolboard from providing such oversight.
Bill Text
- Prefiled Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104407D Current pdf January 09, 2024
Action History
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Left in Education and Health
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Assigned Education and Health 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 (92-Y 6-N)
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Read third time and passed House (92-Y 6-N)
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Read second time and engrossed
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Read first time
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Reported from Education (20-Y 2-N)
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Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
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Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
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Impact statement from DPB (HB979)
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Referred to Committee on Education
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104407D
Sponsors
- Karen Keys-Gamarra · Primary
- Nadarius E. Clark · Cosponsor
- Jr. Rozia A. Henson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on · 5 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (2)
- Nadarius E. Clark Voted No
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
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
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 92 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 92 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 5% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 9% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Q. Askew | — | Yea |
| Amy J. Laufer | — | Yea |
| Anne Ferrell Tata | — | Yea |
| Atoosa R. Reaser | — | Nay |
| Batten, Amanda E. | — | Yea |
| Briana D. Sewell | — | Yea |
| Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K. | — | Yea |
| Coyner, Carrie E. | — | Yea |
| Delores L. McQuinn | — | Yea |
| Ennis, N. Baxter | — | Yea |
| Eric R. Zehr | — | Yea |
| Freitas, Nicholas J. | — | Yea |
| Green, W. Chad | — | Yea |
| Laura Jane Cohen | — | Nay |
| LeVere Bolling, Destiny | — | Yea |
| Mike A. Cherry | — | Yea |
| Nadarius E. Clark | — | Yea |
| Phillip A. Scott | — | Yea |
| Rae Cousins | — | Yea |
| Sam Rasoul | — | Yea |
| Shelly A. Simonds | — | Yea |
| Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 11% | 0% | 22% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Q. Askew | — | Yea |
| Atoosa R. Reaser | — | Nay |
| Coyner, Carrie E. | — | Not Voting |
| Green, W. Chad | — | Yea |
| LeVere Bolling, Destiny | — | Yea |
| Mike A. Cherry | — | Yea |
| Rae Cousins | — | Yea |
| Sam Rasoul | — | Not Voting |
| Shelly A. Simonds | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 979 do?
- School board duties; appointment and employmentof division superintendents; oversight. Requires each schoolboard to appoint, employ, and provide oversight for a division superintendentand provides that nothing in the Code of Virginia or the regulationsof the Board of Education shall be construed to prohibit the schoolboard from providing such oversight.
- Who sponsors HB 979?
- HB 979 is sponsored by Karen Keys-Gamarra, Nadarius E. Clark, and Rozia A. Henson, Jr..
- What is the current status of HB 979?
- This bill died with 2024 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 979?
- Track HB 979 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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