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SB 1240 — Virginia Virtual School Board; established, report.
Last action — Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2017. Enacted.
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Enacted
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4 sponsors
1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
9 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Establishes the Board of the Virginia Virtual School (the Board) as a policy agency in the executive branch of state government for the purpose of governing the full-time virtual school programs offered to students enrolled in the Virginia Virtual School (the School). The Secretary of Education is responsible for such agency. The 14-member Board is given operational control of the School and assigned powers and duties. Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the bill requires the School to be open to any school-age person in the Commonwealth and to provide an educational program meeting the Standards of Quality for grades kindergarten through 12, with a maximum enrollment of 5,000 students statewide. The bill requires the average state share of Standards of Quality per pupil funding for each enrolled student to be transferred to the School. This bill is identical to
Bill Text
- Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1240ER) View text Current html February 22, 2017
- Committee Substitute Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105164D-S1 html February 02, 2017
- Prefiled Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102925D html January 10, 2017
Action History
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Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto
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Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto
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Vetoed by Governor
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Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
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Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/17
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Signed by Speaker
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Signed by President
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Enrolled
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Passed House (59-Y 37-N)
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Read third time
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Read second time
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Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
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Referred to Committee on Appropriations
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Referred to Committee on Education
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Read first time
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Placed on Calendar
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Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1240S1
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Committee substitute agreed to 17105164D-S1
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Reading of substitute waived
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Read second time
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Rereferred to Finance
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Incorporates SB1570 (Peake)
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Incorporates SB1380 (Petersen)
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Substitute bill reprinted 17105164D-S1
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102925D
Sponsors
- Mark J. Peake · Cosponsor
- J. Chapman Petersen · Cosponsor
- Siobhan S. Dunnavant · Primary
- Amanda F. Chase · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on · 29 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (3)
Not signed on (144)
144 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 144 →"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.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 59 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 59 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 61% | 39% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (96)
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 1240 do?
- Establishes the Board of the Virginia Virtual School (the Board) as a policy agency in the executive branch of state government for the purpose of governing the full-time virtual school programs offered to students enrolled in the Virginia Virtual School (the School). The Secretary of Education is responsible for such agency. The 14-member Board is given operational control of the School and assigned powers and duties. Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the bill requires the School to be open to any school-age person in the Commonwealth and to provide an educational program meeting the Standards of Quality for grades kindergarten through 12, with a maximum enrollment of 5,000 students statewide. The bill requires the average state share of Standards of Quality per pupil funding for each enrolled student to be transferred to the School. This bill is identical to
- Who sponsors SB 1240?
- SB 1240 is sponsored by Mark J. Peake, Petersen, J. Chapman, Dunnavant, Siobhan S., and Chase, Amanda F..
- What is the current status of SB 1240?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2017. Enacted.
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