Homeless students; Dept. of Ed. shall develop a resource document on supports and services.
Summary
Department of Education; resource document on supports and services for homeless students. Requires the Department of Education to develop and make available to each school board a resource document containing guidance and best practices for providing the necessary supports and services to homeless students, including guidance and best practices relating to (i) decisions regarding whether and when such a student should remain enrolled in a school in a previous school division of residence, (ii) wrap-around supports and services for such students that include the parents when they are available and specific wrap-around supports and services for such students who may have experienced additional trauma prior to becoming homeless, and (iii) any other means by which such students can be best served and protected, particularly those homeless children and youths who are at risk of becoming victims of human trafficking.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 2, 2024
Signed Apr 3, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2024 · House of Delegates Jan 23, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 26, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 3, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 370 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB168ER)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB168E
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: K-12
lower
Jan 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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