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HOUSE BILL 660

CHAPTER NUMBER: 231
File Code: Primary and Secondary Education
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 241

Sponsored By:
Delegates Kaiser, Anderson, Gilchrist, Ivey, Rice, F. Turner, and Valderrama

Entitled:
Education - Suspension and Expulsion Procedures - Attendance-Related Offenses

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a principal from suspending or expelling a student from school solely for attendance-related offenses; and establishing an exception for in-school suspensions for attendance-related offenses.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
2/9
First Reading Judiciary
2/6
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
2/16
Hearing cancelled
Re-assigned Ways and Means
2/18
Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (111-25)
4/5
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/9
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/5
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/6
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/7
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 231

Sponsored by:

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Discipline
Public Schools
Students
Truancy

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education
( 7-305 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 165368/01     Offered on: March 28, 2009   at: 2:58 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 26, 2009: Third Reading Passed (111-25)
Senate
April 6, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)



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