Status of Bills Reported in Previous Weekly Updates by Subject
Week ending Friday, February 1, 2019
Fairfax County Public Schools, Office of Government Relations

STATUS OF BILLS REPORTED IN PREVIOUS WEEKLY UPDATES BY SUBJECT AREA Please note that bills reported in the Legislative Update may appear in more than one subject area.  In addition, bills that are the same or substantially similar to bills included in a previous Update will be added to the appropriate subject area category and are noted with an asterisk. 

BUILDINGS, BUSES, & SAFETY (BBS)

Commercial Advertising Material on School Buses
ACTIVE: HB 2222 (O’Quinn) 

Electronic Room Partitions
ACTIVE: HB 1753 (Sickles)

Lead Testing
ACTIVE: SB 1629 (McPike)

Lock Down Drills
FAILED: HB 1793 (VanValkenburg)

Memorandums of Understanding, School Boards; Local Law Enforcement Agencies; 
ACTIVE: HB 1733 (Gilbert), HB 2291 (VanValkenburg), SB 1214 (Newman) 
FAILED: HB 2734 (Bourne)*,  SB 1551 (Surovell) (incorporated by SB 1130), SB 1563 (Lewis) (incorporated by SB 1214) 

Modernization of Public School Building and Facilities
ACTIVE: HB 2192 (Rush)*, SB 1331 (Stanley), 

Passing a Stopped School Bus; Civil Penalty
ACTIVE: HB 2273 (Webert)
FAILED: HB 1695 (Farris)

Proffers
ACTIVE: HB 2342 (Thomas), SB 1373 (Favola),
FAILED: HB 1801 (Ware), HB 2276 (Murphy), SB 944 (Stuart),  SB 1143 (Peake), SB 1524 (Black)

Protective Orders Notification for School Students
ACTIVE: HB 1997 (Price)

Public School Security Equipment Grant Act of 2013
ACTIVE: HB 2720 (Gooditis)

Renewable Energy
FAILED: HB 2329 (Keam); SB 1456 (McClellan)

Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreements; Pilot Programs
FAILED: HB 1928 (Bulova)

School Building Plans
ACTIVE: HB 1738 (Rush)

School Bus Operators; Training
ACTIVE: SB 1713 (Vogel)

School Bus Video-Monitoring Systems; Release of Information by the Department of Motor Vehicles
ACTIVE:  HB 2344 (Bell)*; SB 1520 (Carrico)
FAILED: SB 1476 (Deeds), (incorporated by SB 1520)

School Crisis, Emergency Management, and Medical Response Plans 
ACTIVE: HB 1737 (Wright), SB 1220 (Newman)

School Protection Officers
ACTIVE:  HB 2142* (Thomas); SB 1207 (Stuart)*

School Resource Officers and School Security Officers; Data
FAILED: HB 1873 (VanValkenburg)

School Resource Officers; Training and Certification; Memoranda of Understanding
ACTIVE: SB 1130 (Locke), HB 2609 (Jones, J)* 
FAILED: SB 1299 (Barker), (incorporated by SB 1130), SB 1530 (Deeds)*, SB 1551* (Surovell) (incorporated by SB 1130)

School Safety Mobile Application; Virginia Fusion Intelligence Center
ACTIVE: SB 1608 (Dunnavant)

School Safety Procedures; Emergency Situations; Annual Training
ACTIVE: HB 1732 (O’Quinn), SB 1220 (Newman)

School Security Officers; employment, law-enforcement officers previously employed by the U.S. 
ACTIVE: HB 2721 (Freitas)

Seat Belts on Public School Buses
FAILED: HB 1710 (Krizek) 

Threat Assessment; Case Management Tool; Virginia Center for School and Campus Security
ACTIVE: HB 1734 (Marshall); SB 1213 (Newman)

Tobacco Products and Nicotine Vapor Products
ACTIVE: HB 2384 (Hope), SB 1295 (Spruill)
FAILED: SB 1056 (Marsden), (incorporated by SB 1295)

Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety; Guidelines on Information Sharing
ACTIVE: SB 1591 (Dunnavant)  

Retired Law Enforcement Officers Employed as School Security Officers; Virginia Retirement System
ACTIVE: SB 1023 (Cosgrove)
FAILED:  HB 1631 (Leftwich), HB 1765 (Yancey), HB 2024 (Murphy), SB 1203 (Stuart) (incorporated by SB 1023),  SB 1582* (Suetterlein) (incorporated by SB 1023)

CONDUCT & DISCIPLINE (CD)

Alternative Accountability Process 
ACTIVE: SB 1545 (Sturtevant)

Alternative Education Programs
ACTIVE: HB 1985 (Bell, R.P.); SB 1298 (Barker) 
FAILED: HB 2387 (Bulova)

Cannabidiol Oil and THC-A oil; Possession and Use at School
ACTIVE: HB 1720 (Hurst), SB 1632 (Sturtevant)

Disorderly Conduct by Enrolled Students
ACTIVE: SB 1107 (McClellan)
FAILED: HB 1685 (Bourne), HB 1688 (Mullin)

Dress or Grooming Codes in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
ACTIVE: HB 2104 (Carroll Foy)

Student Offenses Reportable by Intake Officers to School Division Superintendents
ACTIVE: HB 1787 (Ransone), SB 1381 (McDougle)

Student Suspension; Sufficient Cause
FAILED: HB 2041 (Kory)

Tobacco Products and Nicotine Vapor Products
ACTIVE: HB 2384 (Hope), SB 1295 (Spruill)
FAILED: SB 1056 (Marsden), (incorporated by SB 1295)

FINANCE/PURCHASING/FOOD SERVICES (FNS)

Class Size Limits
FAILED: HB 2646 (Hugo)

Local Composite Index – Local Use Value Assessment
FAILED: HJ 643 (Webert); SB 1471 (Hanger)

Permitted Student Fees and Charges in Schools
ACTIVE: HB 2319 (Bell, Richard P.)

Posting of Register of Funds Expended
ACTIVE: SB 1262 (Sturtevant)
FAILED: HB 1907 (VanValkenburg)

School Meal Policies
ACTIVE: HB 2400 (Roem)
FAILED: HB 2376 (Roem); HB 2462 (Roem)

INSTRUCTION AND STANDARDS OF LEARNING (INS)

Adult Education Programs; Year-Round Operation
FAILED: HB 1877 (Convirs-Fowler)

Counselors; Changes Name to School Counselors, Staff Time
ACTIVE: HB 1729 (Landes)
FAILED: HB 1791 (VanValkenburg)

Counseling Services, Parental Rights
ACTIVE: HB 2623 (Ransone)

Driver Education Programs; Home Instruction
FAILED: SB 1021 (Black)

Dual Enrollment Tuition or Fees for Students Who are Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch
FAILED: HB 1837 (Marshall)

Dual Enrollment and Graduation Requirements; Postsecondary Credential, Certification, or License Attainment
FAILED: SB 1522 (Ruff)

Early Childhood Care and Education; Licensing
ACTIVE: HB 2458* (Landes), SB 1095 (Howell)
FAILED:  SB 1313 (Dunnavant) (Incorporated by SB 1095)

Electives on the Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament and the New Testament
ACTIVE: SB 1502 (Carrico)

Energy Career Cluster
ACTIVE: HB 2008 (Garrett), SB 1348 (Newman)

Family Life Education Curricula; Students with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
ACTIVE: HB 1693 (Rodman), SB 1595 (Dunnavant)

Family Life Education; Female Genital Mutilation
ACTIVE: SB 1159 (Black)

Family Life Education; Human Trafficking
ACTIVE: SB 1141 (Favola) 

Family Life Education; Meaning of Consent  
ACTIVE: HB 2205 (Filler-Corn)

Family Life Education Programs; Student Participation (“Opt-In”)
ACTIVE: HB 2570 (LaRock)

Health Instruction; Mental Health
ACTIVE: SB 1440 (McClellan)
FAILED: HB 2593 (Rodman)* 

Junior Reserve Officer Training Programs for Students Receiving Home Instruction
ACTIVE: SB 1275 (Black)

Nicotine Vapor Products, Instruction on the Hazards of
ACTIVE: HB 1881 (Keam)

Parental Review of Certain Anti-Bullying and Suicide Prevention Materials
ACTIVE: HB 2107 (Ransome)

School Divisions of Innovation; Performance-Based Assessments
ACTIVE: HB 2574 (LaRock)
FAILED: SB 1138 (Favola) 

Standards of Learning Assessments 
ACTIVE: HB 2338 (Landes); SB 1218 (Newman)

Virtual Virginia
ACTIVE: SB 1590 (Dunnavant)

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY (IT)

Scholastic Records; Disclosure of Directory Information
ACTIVE: HB 2449 (Wilt)

Virtual Virginia
ACTIVE: SB 1590 (Dunnavant)

PERSONNEL (PER)

Diversifying Teacher Workforce Act; Teacher Licensure, Criteria, etc.
ACTIVE: HB 2037 (Carroll Foy), SB 1397 (Peake)

Dual Enrollment; Teacher Licensure
ACTIVE: HB 2589 (Tran), SB 1575 (Ebbin)

Education Employee Associations and Professional Educator Liability Insurance Providers; Equal Access
ACTIVE: SB 1236 (DeSteph)

Employment of Retirees in School Critical Shortage Areas, Extend Sunset
ACTIVE: SB 1227 (Chase) 

Mental Health First Aid Training
FAILED: SB 1472 (Deeds)

Planning Time for Public School Teachers
FAILED: HB 2612 (VanValkenburg)

School Board Employees; Discipline; Private Reprimand
ACTIVE: HB 2325 (Thomas) 

Teaching Licensure; Criteria; Assessments
ACTIVE: HB 2037 (Carroll Foy), SB 1397 (Peake)

RETIREMENT AND INSURANCE (RTI)

Health Insurance; Coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorder
ACTIVE: HB 2577 (Thomas), SB 1693 (Vogel)

Health Insurance Credits for Retired Employees
ACTIVE: SB 1122 (Ruff) 
FAILED: HB 2152* (Ingram), HB 1857 (McQuinn), SB 1332* (Ruff)  

Retired Law Enforcement Officers Employed as School Security Officers; Virginia Retirement System
ACTIVE: SB 1023 (Cosgrove)
FAILED:  HB 1631 (Leftwich), HB 1765 (Yancey), HB 2024 (Murphy), SB 1203 (Stuart) (incorporated by SB 1023),  SB 1582* (Suetterlein) (incorporated by SB 1023)

SCHOOL BOARD/GOVERNANCE (SBG)

Child Safety Savings Accounts
FAILED:  HB 2568 (LaRock)

Driver Education Programs; Home Instruction
FAILED: SB 1021 (Black)

School Calendar 
ACTIVE: HB 1652 (Robinson), HB 2140 (Thomas), SB 1005 (Chase) 
FAILED: SB 1074 (Howell) (incorporated by SB 1005), SB 1113 (Favola) (incorporated by SB 1005) 

Election Days; School Holidays
ACTIVE: HB 1752 (Krizek) 
FAILED: HB 1984 (Lindsey), SB 1223 (Chase), SB 1291 (Lucas)

Equal Rights Amendment
ACTIVE: HJ 692 (Cole) 
FAILED: HJ 577 (Rasoul), HJ 579 (Caroll Foy), HJ 583 (Ward), SJ 270 (Saslaw) (incorporated by SJ 284), SJ 284 (Sturtevant)

Public Charter Schools
ACTIVE: HB 2416 (Davis)

Scholastic Records; Disclosure of Directory Information
ACTIVE: HB 2449 (Wilt)

Student Journalists; Freedom of Speech and the Press
FAILED: HB 2382 (Hurst), HB 2250 (Roem)

SPECIAL SERVICES (SS)

Alternative Education Programs
ACTIVE: HB 1985 (Bell, R.P.); SB 1298 (Barker)  
FAILED: HB 2387 (Bulova)

Behavior Analysts, etc., in Local School Division
ACTIVE: SB 1258 (Dunnavant)
FAILED: HB 2508 (Pogge)*, HB 2668* (Tran), SB 1134 (Favola) (incorporated by SB 1258)

Children with Disabilities; Due Process Hearings; Burden of Proof
ACTIVE: HB 2463 (Tran)

Children’s Services Act; Special Education Programs
ACTIVE: SB 1576 (Suetterlein) 
FAILED: HB 1619 (Thomas); SB 1264 (Vogel)* (incorporated by SB 1576)

Commission on Student Behavioral Health
ACTIVE: HB 1735 (Robinson)

Family Life Education Curricula; Students with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
ACTIVE: HB 1693 (Rodman), SB 1595 (Dunnavant)

Home Instruction; Documentation
ACTIVE: HB 2654 (Head)

In-state Tuition; Domicile; Individuals Granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
FAILED:  HB 1882 (Keam), HB 2388 (Lopez)*, SB 1055 (Marsden) (incorporated by SB 1640), SB 1148 (Marsden) (incorporated by SB 1640), SB 1640 (Boysko)*

Military Families; Relocation to the Commonwealth; Student Registration
ACTIVE: HB 1623 (Cole), SB 1249 (Reeves)
FAILED: HB 2628 (Freitas)

Naloxone; Possession and Administration of by School Nurses; Local Health Department Employees
ACTIVE: HB 2318 (McGuire) 

Naloxone; Storage and Access, study
FAILED: HJ 653 (Gooditis)

Reading Diagnostic Tests
ACTIVE: SB 1718 (Black)

Seclusion and Restraint in Public Schools
ACTIVE: HB 2599 (Bell, J.J.)

Threat Assessment; Case Management Tool; Virginia Center for School and Campus Security
ACTIVE: HB 1734 (Marshall); SB 1213 (Newman)

Virginia Preschool Initiative; Enrollment Funding
FAILED: HB 1646 (Bourne)

STANDARDS OF QUALITY/STANDARDS OF ACCREDITATION (SOQ)

Alternative Pathway to the Advanced Studies Diploma
FAILED: HB 2125 (Davis)

Behavior Analysts, etc., in Local School Divisions.
ACTIVE: SB 1258 (Dunnavant)
FAILED: HB 2508 (Pogge)*,  HB 2668* (Tran), SB 1134 (Favola) (incorporated by SB 1258)

Capstone Project, Work Experience; High School Graduation Requirements
ACTIVE: HB 2662 (Landes) 

Clock Hours of Instruction; Certain Alternative Programs
ACTIVE: HB 2018 (Peace), SB 1434 (McClellan)

Credit for Work-Based Learning Experiences
FAILED: SB 1147 (Petersen) (incorporated by SB 1434)

JLARC Study of the Costs of Education
FAILED: SJ 307 (Lewis)

Reading Diagnostic Tests
ACTIVE: SB 1718 (Black)

School Counselor Staffing Ratio
ACTIVE: HB 2053 (McQuinn), SB 1406 (Dance)

School Divisions of Innovation; Performance-Based Assessments
ACTIVE: HB 2574 (LaRock)
FAILED: SB 1138 (Favola) 

Standards of Learning Assessments 
ACTIVE: HB 2338 (Landes); SB 1218 (Newman)

School Health Advisory Committee
ACTIVE: SB 1142 (Favola)

STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETIC PROGRAMS (SA)

Concussions in Student-Athletes; Guidelines, Policies and Procedures
ACTIVE: HB 1930 (Bell, Richard P.)

High School Student Participation in Interscholastic Programs (“Tebow Bill”)
FAILED: HB 2102 (Freitas)

STUDENT TESTING (ST)

Advancement via Individual Determination Programs; Study, Department of Education
FAILED: HJ 688 (Kory)

Standards of Learning Assessments 
ACTIVE: HB 2338 (Landes); SB 1218 (Newman)

TAXATION (TAX)

Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits; Pre-Kindergarten Eligibility
ACTIVE: HB 2459 (Landes), SB 1015 (Stanley) 

Local Government Taxing Authority
FAILED: HB 2189 (Kilgore), SB 1127 (Favola)