SB586
Public elementary and secondary schools; student discipline, etc.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 17, 2024
Senate: Passed by for the day
Chief Patron:
Stella Pekarsky (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 ... (More) 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 HB 398. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/10/2024 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103157D
- 01/10/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/17/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB586)
- 01/24/2024 - Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
- 02/01/2024 - Senate: Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106821D-S1
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24106821D-S1
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB586S1
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/15/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/15/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/28/2024 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/28/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24108219D-H1
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB586H1)
- 03/01/2024 - House: Read second time
- 03/04/2024 - House: Read third time
- 03/04/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24108219D-H1
- 03/04/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB586H1
- 03/04/2024 - House: Passed House with substitute (51-Y 47-N)
- 03/04/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 47-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
- 03/06/2024 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/06/2024 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Senators: Pekarsky, Hashmi, Pillion
- 03/07/2024 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/07/2024 - House: Delegates: McQuinn, Cohen, Coyner
- 03/08/2024 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/09/2024 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (49-Y 46-N)
- 03/09/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (49-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/09/2024 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB586ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/31/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB586ER)
- 04/08/2024 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/17/2024 - Senate: Passed by for the day
