HB719
Public high schools; SOL curriculum guidelines for research-based hazing prevention instruction.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Public high schools; research-based hazing prevention instruction.
Requires the Board of Education to develop Standards of Learning and curriculum guidelines for research-based hazing prevention instruction to be provided as a part of physical or health education instruction provided to students in grade nine or 10. The bill requires such hazing prevention instruction to include age-appropriate, extensive, and ... (More) current education about hazing, including (i) examples of hazing; (ii) the dangers of hazing, including the consequences of alcohol intoxication; and (iii) school policies and laws related to hazing, including criminal penalties and bystander intervention. The bill requires such research-based hazing prevention instruction to be offered in-person but requires each school board to provide options for virtual participation for any student who is enrolled in an online or virtual physical or health education program. Finally, the bill requires each school board to provide such research-based hazing prevention instruction beginning with the school year following the Board's adoption of revised Standards of Learning for physical and health education for grades nine and 10 incorporating such research-based hazing prevention instruction and directs the Board to, in the intermediary time, develop and post on its website guidance documents for the purpose of making such research-based hazing prevention instruction available to local school boards. This bill is identical to SB 379.(Less)
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Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101641D
- 01/09/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/01/2024 - House: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 02/05/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/05/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 2-N)
- 02/07/2024 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/07/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24107033D-H1
- 02/09/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24107033D-H1
- 02/12/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB719H1
- 02/13/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (56-Y 43-N)
- 02/13/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 43-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/13/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB719H1)
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/27/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/04/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB719ER)
- 03/04/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB719ER)
- 03/04/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/2024 - 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
- 03/26/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 144 (effective 7/1/24)
- 03/26/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0144)
