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HB398

Public elementary and secondary schools; student discipline, etc.

Status:
Vetoed

Latest Action: April 17, 2024
House: House sustained Governor's veto

Chief Patron:
Delores McQuinn (D)

Session:
2024 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Public elementary and secondary schools; student discipline; evidence-based restorative disciplinary practices.

Prohibits, except in certain cases involving specific offenses enumerated in applicable law or in cases in which the division superintendent or his designee finds that aggravating circumstances, as defined by the Department of Education, exist, any public elementary or secondary school student from being suspended, expelled, or excluded from attendance at school without first considering at least one evidence-based restorative disciplinary practice such as community conferencing, community service, mentoring, a peer jury, peer mediation, positive behavioral interventions and supports, a restorative circle, or the Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports. The bill also requires the Department to add as part of the student behavior and administrative response collection required pursuant to relevant law the use of evidence-based restorative disciplinary practices as a behavioral intervention in order to evaluate the use and effectiveness of such practices. This bill is identical to SB 586. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/08/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104881D
  • 01/08/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
  • 01/19/2024 - House: Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
  • 01/30/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 01/30/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
  • 01/30/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
  • 02/02/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB398)
  • 02/05/2024 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
  • 02/05/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24106530D-H1
  • 02/05/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 02/05/2024 - House: Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
  • 02/07/2024 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
  • 02/07/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24107237D-H2
  • 02/09/2024 - House: Read first time
  • 02/12/2024 - House: Read second time
  • 02/12/2024 - House: Committee on Education substitute rejected 24106530D-H1
  • 02/12/2024 - House: Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 24107237D-H2
  • 02/12/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB398H2
  • 02/13/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
  • 02/13/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/14/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/14/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 02/18/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB398H2)
  • 02/21/2024 - Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
  • 02/29/2024 - Senate: Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/29/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/29/2024 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
  • 02/29/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108244D-S1
  • 03/01/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB398S1)
  • 03/01/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/04/2024 - Senate: Read third time
  • 03/04/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 03/04/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24108244D-S1
  • 03/04/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB398S1
  • 03/04/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/05/2024 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House 24108244D-S1 (0-Y 99-N)
  • 03/05/2024 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
  • 03/06/2024 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/06/2024 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
  • 03/07/2024 - House: House acceded to request
  • 03/07/2024 - House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 03/07/2024 - House: Delegates: McQuinn, Cohen, Coyner
  • 03/07/2024 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 03/07/2024 - Senate: Senators: Pekarsky, Favola, Craig
  • 03/08/2024 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
  • 03/08/2024 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 47-N)
  • 03/08/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 47-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/08/2024 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
  • 03/08/2024 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/25/2024 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/25/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB398ER)
  • 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/27/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB398ER)
  • 03/27/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
  • 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
  • 04/08/2024 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
  • 04/17/2024 - House: House sustained Governor's veto

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