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SB 238 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Public schools; increases kindergarten instructional time.

Summary
Public schools; kindergarten instructional time. Increases from 540 hours to 990 hours the minimum instructional hoursin a school year for students in kindergarten, beginning July 1,2022. The bill directs the Board of Education to adopt regulationsby July 1, 2022, establishing standards for accreditation that includea requirement that the standard school day for students in kindergartenaverage at least 5.5 instructional hours in order to qualify forfull accreditation.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 2, 2020 Signed Mar 31, 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
24
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 31, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 582 (effective - see bill)
executive
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (94-Y 6-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (18-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 2, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 2, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103301D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GB
George Barker
DDemocratic
VA
39