School Construction Fund and Program; definitions.
Summary
Virginia Public School Construction GrantsProgram and Fund; career and technical education programs eligible.Directs the Board of Education to revise the guidelines on theadministration of the Virginia Public School Construction GrantsProgram to explicitly clarify that grants provided to a qualifyingschool division under the Program may be used for construction, additions,infrastructure, site acquisition, and renovations for buildings andfacilities used for career and technical education programs providedat a regional comprehensive school. The bill also provides that "publicschool buildings and facilities" or "public school buildings" forthe purposes of the Program includes any school building or facilityused for career and technical education programs provided at any regional comprehensive school.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 9, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
7
Committee
10
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 389 (effective 7/1/24)
Mar 8, 2024
Senate · Passed
Signed by President
Mar 7, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
Signed by Speaker
Mar 7, 2024
Senate · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB474ER)
Mar 4, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
Mar 4, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
Feb 28, 2024
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
Feb 27, 2024
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Feb 23, 2024
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
Feb 15, 2024
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Education
Feb 9, 2024
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Feb 7, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Feb 1, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Feb 1, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Feb 1, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Jan 24, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
Jan 9, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Obenshain
RRepublican
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