VirginiaChronic student absenteeism; task force to examine its effects on local school divisions, etc.
What it does
Chronic Absenteeism Task Force; examination of chronic student absenteeism; report. Directs the Chronic Absenteeism Task Force convened by the Department of Education, in consultation with such interested stakeholders as it deems appropriate, to (i) examine chronic student absenteeism and its effects on local school divisions and (ii) make recommendations to the Board of Education, the Governor, and the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2025, on the feasibility and advisability of amending the Board of Education's regulations to exclude certain student absences from the calculation of chronic student absenteeism for the purpose of balancing the importance of student attendance with the need for administrative flexibility for local school divisions. This bill incorporates HB 1788.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1769)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1769ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 20Senate substitute agreed to by House (55-Y 43-N)Major
- Vote recorded Senate substitute agreed to by House (55-Y 43-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 3-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 19Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- Feb 19Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 19Read third timeMinor
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1769)
- Feb 18Passed by for the day
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 25106905D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 2-N)Minor
- Feb 6Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3Education Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Jan 31Read first timeMinor
- Jan 29Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1769)
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Incorporates HB1788(Orrock)
- Jan 29Committee substitute printed 25106289D-H1Major
- Jan 29Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 10-N)Minor
- Jan 28Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 24Assigned Educ sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 14Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1769)
- Jan 5Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 5Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102360DIntroduced