Bill Sponsor
Virginia House Bill 253
Session 2024
School boards; enrolled students present at meetings, public comment or citizen participation.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 8, 2024
First Action
Jan 4, 2024
Latest Action
Apr 8, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
253
State
Virginia
Session
2024
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (4)
Senate Votes (3)
Motion Text
VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N)
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
School boards; meetings; public comment or citizen participation; enrolled students. Requires each school boardto permit any student enrolled in a public elementary or secondaryschool in the local school division who provides acceptable proofof identification, including any current student identification cardor other school document such as a report card or a personal schoolemail address, and who signs up at least 12 hours in advance of thescheduled start of a school board meeting or is physically presentat a school board meeting to submit oral comments during any publiccomment or citizen participation portion of such meeting. School boards; meetings; public comment or citizen participation; enrolled students. Requires each school board to permit any student enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school in the local school division who provides acceptable proof of identification, if requested, and who signs up in accordance with the sign-up procedures for the respective school board meeting to submit oral comments during any public comment portion of such meeting, subject to the same reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions imposed by such school board on the expression of any other citizen participant in such meetings. School boards; meetings; public comment or citizen participation; enrolled students. Requires each school board to permit any student enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school in the local school division who provides acceptable proof of identification, if requested, and who signs up in accordance with the sign-up procedures for the respective school board meeting to submit oral comments during any public comment portion of such meeting.
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Record Created
Jan 5, 2024 5:43:29 PM
Record Updated
May 1, 2024 12:09:41 AM