Bills related to career and technical education, driver's education, family life education,
early childhood education, reading instruction, character education, adult education,
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), and remediation programs.
Of interest primarily to the Instructional Services Department and the Department of
Special Services.
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Active
HB97 Diploma, advanced technical; Board of Education to establish requirements therefor.
HB137 Textbook purchases; permits local school boards to enter into contracts with publishers.
HB242 Standards of Learning; physical education requirements.
HB246 Nutrition and physical activity best practices database; Board of Education to develop.
HB354 Textbook purchases; Board of Education's contracts with publishers.
HB767 Home instruction of children; eliminates certain requirements.
HB777 Civics Education, Commission on; extends sunset provision.
HB889 Learner's permits; increases minimun driving hours.
HB1135 Public schools; regulations governing limited public forums and religious viewpoints.
HB1183 Home instruction of children; requirements.
HB1245 Driver's licenses; first-time applicants must have completed driver education program.
HB1312 Workforce development; Governor's responsibilities.
HJ90 Science, etc. Education in State at Elementary, etc. Levels, Joint Subcom. studying; continued.
SB44 At-risk students; local school boards to establish after school programs.
SB61 Nutrition and physical activity best practices database; Board of Education to develop.
SB252 Workforce development; Governor's responsibilities.
SB306 Commission on Civics Education.
SB326 Career and technical education; industry certification.
SB356 Textbook purchasing contracts.
SB640 Family life education; adds mental health education & awareness to list of topics to be covered.
Dead
HB283 Family life education; parental notification.
HB355 General Education Development testing program; lowers age requirement.
HB980 Career coaches; Board for Community Colleges to establish guidelines for in public high schools.
HB984 Math specialist pilot program; Department of Education to establish, report.
HB1094 Standards of Quality; online instructional programs.
HB1216 Planning time for school teachers.
HB1244 Driver training schools & instructors; changes terminology required to pass DMV instruction course.
HB1272 School boards; financial literacy education.
HB1403 Family life education.
HB1540 Driver training schools; regulation by Department of Motor Vehicles.
HJ73 Governor's Nutrition and Physical Activity Award Program; school divisions to implement standards.
HJ74 Childhood Obesity in Public Schools, Joint Subcommittee Studying; continued.
HJ127 Project Lead the Way Launch program; encouraging school divisions to consider launching.
HJ176 Public schools; Joint Commission on Technology and Science to study open education resources.
HJ179 Chronic truancy and dropout preventions; Board of Education to study need for and ways of improving.
HJ185 Encouraging the school divisions of the Commonwealth to consider forming planning committees to esta
SB48 School teachers; school boards to ensure that all are provided planning time.
SB155 Family life education; instruction on use of Food & Drug Administration contraception methods.
SB438 Character education; humane education.
SB537 Local school boards; grade-changing policies.
SJ61 Study; early reading proficiency and comprehension; report.
SJ69 Humane Treatment for Companion Animals Education Week.
Carryover
HB55 English; designating as official language of State.
HB438 Learner's permits; issuance to minors when school records show they have unexcused absences.
HB494 Project Lead the Way Launch Program; created.
HB1263 Truancy and school dropout prevention.
HJ124 Constitutional amendment; provides that English as official language of State.
Updated: March 20, 2008