Military families; relocation to the Commonwealth, student registration.
Summary
Permits any student whose service member parent is relocated to the Commonwealth pursuant to orders received to register for courses and other academic programs and participate in the lottery process for charter schools and college partnership laboratory schools in the school division in which such student will reside at the same time and in the same manner as students who reside in the local school division.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 5, 2019
Signed Feb 19, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 15, 2019 · House of Delegates Feb 6, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 15, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Feb 19, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 62 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2019
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-0)
house of delegates
Jan 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 15, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 14, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1249E
upper
Jan 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Jan 14, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 5, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102697D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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