School Board/Governance
Bills related to local school board authority,
education policy, mandates, charter schools,
tuition tax credits, vouchers,
and the Freedom of Information Act. Of interest primarily
to the School Board, Superintendent, and Division Counsel.
To see the legislative history
of a bill, (including amendments and votes),
or print a copy,
visit the
Legislative Information Services bill tracking site at
http://leg1.state.va.us/lis.htm
Active
HB1673 Immigration, Commission on; created, report.
HB1791 Freedom of Information Act; responses to requests for public records.
HB1810 School boards; tie vote procedure.
HB2311 University Charter Schools.
HB2669 Freedom of Information Act; electronic communication meetings; Governor-declared state of emergency.
HB2758 Freedom of Information Act; posting of meeting notices and minutes of public bodies.
HB3082 Religious freedom; reiterates an individual's freedom of religion.
HB3097 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); personal information in constituent correspondence.
HJ622 Public schools; Board of Education to establish and regularly convene an Educational Roundtable.
SB1111 Freedom of Information Act; closed meetings and security of public buildings.
SB1250 Immunity of citizens at public hearings.
Dead
HB1617 School boards; required to allocate certain percentage of budget to instructional spending.
HB1727 School boards; policies concerning non-curriculum-related student organizations.
HB1752 School boards, local; unexpended funds.
HB1843 Income tax; Public/Private Education Investment tax credit.
HB2166 Education; expenditures and reports on instructional spending.
HB2293 Freedom of Information Act; electronic communication meetings by local governing bodies.
HB2509 College Partnership Laboratory Schools.
HB2549 Student contact information privacy.
HB2553 Freedom of Information Act; electronic communication meetings by local governing bodies.
HB2598 Urban county executive form of government; commission on human rights.
HB2657 Local school board policies; teacher harassment.
HB2967 State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; disclosure requirements for local government
HB3047 Local school boards; school-sponsored clubs.
HB3194 Civil immunity; persons speaking at certain public hearings.
HJ570 Constitutional amendments; Governor's term of office & appt. of members to Board of Educ. (1st ref).
HJ569 Constitutional amendment; appointment of members to Board of Education (first reference).
HJ572 Constitutional amendments; balance of executive and legislative branch powers (first reference
HJ614 Constitutional amendment; recall of elected officers (first reference).
HJ640 Study; fiscal autonomy for elected school boards; report.
HJ776 Undocumented immigrants; joint subcommittee to study impact thereof of those who reside in State.
SB819 Freedom of Information Act; records containing social security numbers and personal information.
SB863 At-risk students; after school programs.
SB1106 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); personal information in constituent correspondence.
SJ338 Constitutional Amendments; Governor's and Board of Education's terms of office (first reference).
SJ348 Study; costs of education versus incarceration; report.
SJ364 Study; fiscal autonomy for elected school boards; report.
SJ383 Resolution; "65 percent Solution"