Children with disabilities, certain; one-year high school extensions permitted.
Summary
Certain children with disabilities; one-yearhigh school extensions permitted. Requires any child with a disabilitywho receives special education and related services, reaches age 22after September 30, 2020, and is scheduled to complete high schoolin the spring of 2021 to be given the option for an extension toattend high school for the duration of the 2021-22 school year.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2021
Last action Feb 5, 2021
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2021
How they voted
22–0
Passed
Total votes 22
Feb 1, 2021
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Feb 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2021
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (22-0)
house of delegates
Jan 21, 2021
Committee
Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 21102477D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert B. Bell
RRepublican
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