Status of Bills Reported in Previous Weekly Updates by Subject
Regular Session Adjournment Update, February 25, 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. 

The 2019 General Assembly Regular Session adjourned on Sunday, February 24th.  Some bills from this Session have already been signed by the Governor and become effective on July 1, 2019, unless another date is specifically listed in the legislation (listed below as “Approved”).   Bills listed as “Passed House and Senate” now move on to the Governor for his consideration.  The Governor can sign, amend, or veto any legislation, including the Budget bill.  The Governor’s deadline for action on legislation is March 26, 2019.  The General Assembly then returns for a Reconvened Session on April 3, 2019 to consider the Governor’s actions.

BUILDINGS, BUSES, & SAFETY (BBS)

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

Electronic Room Partitions
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 1753 (Sickles)

Lead Testing
FAILED: SB 1629 (McPike)

Lock Down Drills
FAILED: HB 1793 (VanValkenburg)

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

Modernization of Public School Building and Facilities
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 2192 (Rush)*, SB 1331 (Stanley)

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

Proffers
APPROVED: SB 1373 (Favola)
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE:  HB 2342 (Thomas)
FAILED: HB 1801 (Ware), HB 2276 (Murphy), SB 944 (Stuart),  SB 1143 (Peake), SB 1524 (Black)

Protective Orders Notification for School Students
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 1997 (Price)

Public School Security Equipment Grant Act of 2013
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: 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
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 1738 (Rush)

School Bus Operators; Training
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: SB 1713 (Vogel)

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

School Crisis, Emergency Management, and Medical Response Plans 
APPROVED: HB 1737 (Wright),
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: SB 1220 (Newman)

School Protection Officers
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE:  HB 2142* (Thomas)
FAILED:  SB 1207 (Stuart)*

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

School Resource Officers; Training and Certification; Memoranda of Understanding
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: 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
FAILED: SB 1608 (Dunnavant)

School Safety Procedures; Emergency Situations; Annual Training
APPROVED: HB 1732 (O’Quinn)
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: SB 1220 (Newman)

School Security Officers; employment, law-enforcement officers previously employed by the U.S. 
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: 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
APPROVED: SB 1213 (Newman)
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 1734 (Marshall)

Tobacco Products and Nicotine Vapor Products
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: 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
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: SB 1591 (Dunnavant)  

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

CONDUCT & DISCIPLINE (CD)

Alternative Accountability Process 
FAILED: SB 1545 (Sturtevant)

Alternative Education Programs
APPROVED: HB 1985 (Bell, R.P.)
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: SB 1298 (Barker) 
FAILED: HB 2387 (Bulova)

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

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

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

Student Offenses Reportable by Intake Officers to School Division Superintendents
APPROVED: HB 1787 (Ransone)
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: SB 1381 (McDougle)

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

Tobacco Products and Nicotine Vapor Products
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: 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
FAILED: HB 2319 (Bell, Richard P.)

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

School Meal Policies
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: 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
APPROVED: HB 1729 (Landes)
FAILED: HB 1791 (VanValkenburg)

Counseling Services, Parental Rights
FAILED: 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
FAILED:  HB 2458* (Landes), SB 1095 (Howell), SB 1313 (Dunnavant) (Incorporated by SB 1095)

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

Energy Career Cluster
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 2008 (Garrett), SB 1348 (Newman)

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

Family Life Education; Female Genital Mutilation
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: SB 1159 (Black)

Family Life Education; Human Trafficking
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: SB 1141 (Favola) 

Family Life Education; Meaning of Consent  
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 2205 (Filler-Corn)

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

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

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

Nicotine Vapor Products, Instruction on the Hazards of
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 1881 (Keam)

Parental Review of Certain Anti-Bullying and Suicide Prevention Materials
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 2107 (Ransome)

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

Standards of Learning Assessments 
FAILED: HB 2338 (Landes), SB 1218 (Newman)

Virtual Virginia
FAILED: SB 1590 (Dunnavant)

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY (IT)

Scholastic Records; Disclosure of Directory Information
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 2449 (Wilt)

Virtual Virginia
FAILED: SB 1590 (Dunnavant)

PERSONNEL (PER)

Diversifying Teacher Workforce Act; Teacher Licensure, Criteria, etc.
APPROVED: SB 1397 (Peake)
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 2037 (Carroll Foy)

Dual Enrollment; Teacher Licensure
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: SB 1575 (Ebbin)
FAILED: HB 2589 (Tran)

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

Employment of Retirees in School Critical Shortage Areas, Extend Sunset
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: 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
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 2325 (Thomas) 

RETIREMENT AND INSURANCE (RTI)

Health Insurance; Coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorder
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 2577 (Thomas), SB 1693 (Vogel)

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

Retired Law Enforcement Officers Employed as School Security Officers; Virginia Retirement System
FAILED:  HB 1631 (Leftwich), HB 1765 (Yancey), HB 2024 (Murphy), SB 1023 (Cosgrove), 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 
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: 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
FAILED: HB 1752 (Krizek), HB 1984 (Lindsey), SB 1223 (Chase), SB 1291 (Lucas)

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

Public Charter Schools
FAILED: HB 2416 (Davis)

Scholastic Records; Disclosure of Directory Information
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 2449 (Wilt)

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

SPECIAL SERVICES (SS)

Alternative Education Programs
APPROVED: HB 1985 (Bell, R.P.)
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: SB 1298 (Barker)  
FAILED: HB 2387 (Bulova)

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

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

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

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

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

Home Instruction; Documentation
FAILED: 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
APPROVED: SB 1249 (Reeves)
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 1623 (Cole)
FAILED: HB 2628 (Freitas)

Naloxone; Possession and Administration of by School Nurses; Local Health Department Employees
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 2318 (McGuire) 

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

Reading Diagnostic Tests
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: SB 1718 (Black)

Seclusion and Restraint in Public Schools
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 2599 (Bell, J.J.)

Threat Assessment; Case Management Tool; Virginia Center for School and Campus Security
APPROVED:  SB 1213 (Newman)
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 1734 (Marshall)

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.
FAILED: HB 2508 (Pogge)*,  HB 2668* (Tran), SB 1134 (Favola) (incorporated by SB 1258), SB 1258 (Dunnavant)

Capstone Project, Work Experience; High School Graduation Requirements
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 2662 (Landes) 

Clock Hours of Instruction; Certain Alternative Programs
APPROVED: HB 2018 (Peace)
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: 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
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: SB 1718 (Black)

School Counselor Staffing Ratio
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: HB 2053 (McQuinn), SB 1406 (Dance)

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

Standards of Learning Assessments 
FAILED: HB 2338 (Landes),  SB 1218 (Newman)

School Health Advisory Committee
FAILED: SB 1142 (Favola)

STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETIC PROGRAMS (SA)

Concussions in Student-Athletes; Guidelines, Policies and Procedures
APPROVED: 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 
FAILED: HB 2338 (Landes), SB 1218 (Newman)

TAXATION (TAX)

Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits; Pre-Kindergarten Eligibility
PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE: SB 1015 (Stanley) 
FAILED: HB 2459 (Landes)

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