SB 563 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Regional career and technical education program; establishing in Planning District 2.

Summary
Public education; dual enrollment and concurrentenrollment; high school graduation. Makes several changes relatingto graduation from a public high school in the Commonwealth, including (i) eliminating the requirement for a student to complete one virtualcourse in order to graduate from high school and (ii) specifyingthat various options and requirements relating to earning careerand technical education credentials for the purpose of satisfyinghigh school graduation requirements are required to be high-demandcareer and technical education credentials. The bill also definesand thereby distinguishes the concepts of dual enrollment and concurrentenrollment in the context of high school students' participation in college-level coursework and requires the agreements for postsecondary attainment between school boards and comprehensive community collegesto specify the credit available for dual enrollment and concurrentenrollment courses.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2024 Last action Feb 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 12, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
6
Committee
10
Feb 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Travis Hackworth
Travis Hackworth
RRepublican
VA
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