HB615
Virginia STEM Education Advisory Board; powers and duties, historically underrepresented students.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Virginia STEM Education Advisory Board; purpose and duties; historically underrepresented students.
Expands the purpose of the Virginia Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Advisory Board to include promoting the participation of historically underrepresented students, as defined in the bill, in primary and secondary schools in STEM education. The bill expands the duties of the Board to effectuate this additional purpose. ... (More) Finally, the bill increases from 16 to 23 the nonlegislative citizen membership of the Board and provides that the seven additional members be appointed by the chairmen of the Virginia African American Advisory Board, Virginia-Asian Advisory Board, Latino Advisory Board, Council on Women, Virginia LGBTQ+ Advisory Board, Office of New Americans Advisory Board, and Virginia Board for People with Disabilities, with each chairman appointing one member representing the population served by his advisory board subject to the approval of a majority of the members of his advisory board. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101178D
- 01/09/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/18/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB615)
- 01/25/2024 - House: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 01/29/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/29/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 4-N)
- 01/31/2024 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
- 01/31/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24106463D-H1
- 02/01/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB615H1)
- 02/02/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/05/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/05/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106463D-H1
- 02/05/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB615H1
- 02/06/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)
- 02/06/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/07/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/23/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/29/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 02/29/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB615ER)
- 02/29/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB615ER)
- 02/29/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/2024 - House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/08/2024 - House: Governor's substitute printed 24109278D-H2
- 04/17/2024 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (58-Y 42-N)
- 04/17/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (58-Y 42-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/17/2024 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/2024 - Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/17/2024 - House: Reenrolled
- 04/17/2024 - House: Reenrolled bill text (HB615ER2)
- 04/17/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/17/2024 - Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/17/2024 - House: Enacted, Chapter 814 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/17/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0814)
