High school graduation; standard diploma requirements, etc.
Summary
High school graduation requirements; requiredcourses or credentials; dual enrollment. Permits high schoolstudents to fulfill a certain high school graduation course creditrequirement by completing a dual enrollment course in lieu of thecurrently required Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate,or honors course or Board of Education-approved career and technicaleducation credential.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 4, 2020
Signed Mar 2, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Mar 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 55 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB516H1
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106138D-H1
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
lower
Jan 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 4, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103062D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Bulova
DDemocratic
Co
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
Co
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
Co
Joe McNamara
RRepublican
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
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