5.17.11 The
majority of education bills that PASSED during the 2011
General Assembly will go into effect on July 1. Not
included will be SB 966, mandating 150 minutes per week of
PE, a bill that was vetoed by the Governor at the request of
VASSP and other education associations.
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the full report
5.17.11
Education bills that FAILED in 2011 may re-emerge in 2012.
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4.7.11 2011 CAPITOL ISSUES UPDATE NO. 6:
2011 Veto Session - Governor's VETO of SB 966, to require
150 minutes of PE per week, UPHELD during 2011 Veto
Session, thanks in large part to requests to the Governor,
including a letter from VASSP, to veto this unfunded
mandate. Requirements of the bill will not go forward.
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2.23.11. 2011 CAPITOL ISSUES UPDATE NO. 5.
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2.17.11. 2011 CAPITOL ISSUES UPDATE NO. 4.
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2.2.11. 2011 CAPITOL ISSUES UPDATE NO. 3.
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1.28.11. 2011 CAPITOL ISSUES UPDATE NO. 2.
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1.12.11. 2011 CAPITOL ISSUES UPDATE NO. 1.
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4.30.10. GENERAL ASSEMBLY WRAP-UP OF PRIORITY EDUCATION
BILLS.
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4.19.10. Report to the VASSP Board including
categorization of priority bills passed during the 2010
General Assembly.
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4.17.10. CAPITAL ISSUES SESSION UPDATE: VASSP
Session wrap-up of the 2010 General Assembly featuring
budget review, priority education bills that passed and a
look at bills that failed from VASSP Director of Government
Relations Bet Neal.
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3.14.10. CAPITAL ISSUES BUDGET UPDATE: House and
Senate conferees agree on compromise budget; General
Assembly extends Session by one day to review and accept
bare-bones budget for the biennium and adjourns on Sunday,
March 14. Education representatives, while noting that
reductions would lead to job losses in public schools
throughout the state, acknowledged that the numbers could
have been worse.
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3.11.10. CAPITAL ISSUES: Budget negotiators
nearing agreement but will likely miss March 13 deadline.
SB 652 passes re: student athletes suspected of concussion;
HB 111 to delay implementation of new state regulations
survives with caveat that new graduation rates to be tied to
accreditation remain on schedule for this year. To
read the entire bill in VASSP priority composite view,
click on the bill number and VASSP notes for further
explanation.
3.3.10. CAPITAL ISSUES BUDGET ANALYSIS: House budget
recommends removing state funding for secondary planning
period; both House and Senate budgets eliminate funding for
travel, lease and rental. House reduces funding for
at-risk through block granting and lowering total dollars.
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2.26.10. BUDGET NEWS: "House and Senate submit competing
budgets with health care and K-12 education taking brunt of
cuts. Senate cuts less from K-12 than House or
Governor McDonnell's recommendations. Both legislative
budgets draw from VRS to make up deficit. VEA research
on budgets suggests that K-12 job losses in the Senate
budget could be as high as 14,648 (cuts to K-12 at $568M)
and over 22,200 in House budget (cuts to K-12 at $863M)."
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2.11.10. VASSP update of legislation includes bills to delay
implementation of new regulations, allow extension beyond 90
days for some substitute teachers, guidelines for
concussions; defeated bills opposed by VASSP include
reporting of all incidents of physical restraint of student,
repeal of ability of principal to short term suspend student
accused of violence against another student, regulation of
competitive foods and required 80 hours of training for
aides in autism spectrum. House and Senate Bills that
pass respective houses will "crossover" to the other on
Tuesday, February 16. There are no clear budget
numbers to report, but there is consensus that K-12 funding
will likely take a big hit. To read text of bills,
click on bill number (in blue); VASSP notes appear below
priority bills."
2.11.10. Information on bills VASSP is tracking through
February 11. Latest Action.
2.5.10. Subcommittees advance bills to be heard in full
House Education Committee the week of February 8 including
bills on charter schools, participation of homeschool
students in high school athletics and additional training
for special education aides in area of autism spectrum.
Latest Action.
1.27.10. All bills are in for the 2010 Session and VASSP
tracks education legislation and maintains a daily presence
at the General Assembly. Many of these bills will not
become law and most that pass will be amended. To
view
these bills, click on the bill number; and to track the
changes to these bills, log on to the VASSP Web site weekly.
1.22.10. VASSP identifies early controversial education
bills of priority importance to principals.
Explanatory notes prepared by VASSP follow the summaries.
To view entire bill,
click on bill number. Let us know of any questions
or concerns and go online often to view updates throughout
the 2010 General Assembly Session.
1.18.10. Capitol Issues Legislative Update: "2010
General Assembly bills exceed 2,000 already introduced with
another week to go. Education bills include those that
address a 65% solution for classroom spending, changes to
the date for opening schools, bullying, additional training
for teachers and aides, uniform grading policy, regulation
of vending machines, allowances for private students to
participate in sports and many more."
Click on the bill number to
read the entire bill. Visit the VASSP Web site often
for updates on all education bills and let us know your
thoughts.
