Virginia House Bill 625
Session 2024
Community Schools, Office of; established within Department of Education.
Became Law
Became Law on Apr 17, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
625
State
Virginia
Session
2024
Motion Text
VOTE: Adoption (63-Y 37-N)
House Roll Call Votes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Reaser, Atoosa R.
Yes
Yes
Summary
Public education; community schools; Officeof Community Schools at Department of Education; Community SchoolDevelopment and Implementation Planning Grant; Community School CoordinatorProgram; state goal. Requires the Department of Education toestablish the Office of Community Schools as an office within theDepartment for the purpose of supporting the development and growthof community schools throughout the Commonwealth in accordance withthe Virginia Community School Framework and requires the Office toestablish and administer (i) the Community School Development andImplementation Planning Grant for the purpose of providing grantsto school boards that seek to designate any school within the local school division as a community school to assist with the planningand implementation of such designation and (ii) the Community SchoolCoordinator Program for the purpose of providing funding to school boards that previously completed a planning grant and now seek toemploy or hire through contracted services with a qualified nonprofitorganization a community school coordinator to oversee any communityschool designated in the local school division. The bill also establishesa state goal of prioritizing funding for such initiatives and grantprograms to enable their expansion to serve the top 33 percent ofpublic elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth for highestidentified student percentage, as defined in the bill, based on datafrom the immediately preceding school year.
Public education; community schools; Office of Community Schools at Department of Education; Community School Development and Implementation Planning Grant; state goal. Requires the Department of Education to establish the Office of Community Schools as an office within the Department for the purpose of supporting the development and growth of community schools throughout the Commonwealth in accordance with the Virginia Community School Framework and requires the Office to establish and administer the Community School Development and Implementation Planning Grant for the purpose of providing grants to school boards that seek to designate any school within the local school division as a community school to assist with the planning and implementation of such designation. The bill also establishes a state goal of prioritizing funding for such initiatives and grants to enable their expansion to serve the top 33 percent of public elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth for highest identified student percentage, as defined in the bill, based on data from the immediately preceding school year. This bill is identical to SB 608.
Public education; community schools; Office of Community Schools at Department of Education. Requires the Department of Education to establish the Office of Community Schools as an office within the Department for the purpose of supporting the development and growth of community schools throughout the Commonwealth in accordance with the Virginia Community School Framework. This bill is identical to SB 608.
Committee substitute printed 24106902D-H1
February 7, 2024
Committee substitute printed 24108809D-S1
March 4, 2024
HB625ER
March 25, 2024
Governor's substitute printed 24109322D-H2
April 8, 2024
HB625ER2
April 17, 2024
Amendment: HB625AG
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB625F122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB625FH1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB625FS1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB625FER122.PDF
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04/17/2024
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0815)
04/17/2024
House
Enacted, Chapter 815 (effective 7/1/24)
04/17/2024
Senate
Signed by President as reenrolled
04/17/2024
House
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/17/2024
House
Reenrolled bill text (HB625ER2)
04/17/2024
House
Reenrolled
04/17/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation adopted
04/17/2024
Senate
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
04/17/2024
House
VOTE: Adoption (63-Y 37-N)
04/17/2024
House
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (63-Y 37-N)
04/08/2024
House
Governor's substitute printed 24109322D-H2
04/08/2024
House
Governor's recommendation received by House
03/27/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
03/27/2024
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
03/27/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB625ER)
03/26/2024
House
Signed by Speaker
03/25/2024
Senate
Signed by President
03/25/2024
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB625ER)
03/25/2024
House
Enrolled
03/07/2024
Senate
Senate receded from substitute (21-Y 19-N)
03/07/2024
House
VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
03/07/2024
House
Senate substitute rejected by House 24108809D-S1 (0-Y 97-N)
03/06/2024
Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)
03/06/2024
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB625S1
03/06/2024
Senate
Committee substitute agreed to 24108809D-S1
03/06/2024
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
03/06/2024
Senate
Read third time
03/05/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB625S1)
03/05/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
03/04/2024
Senate
Committee substitute printed 24108809D-S1
03/04/2024
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
03/01/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB625H1)
02/29/2024
Senate
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
02/29/2024
Senate
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
02/29/2024
Senate
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/21/2024
Senate
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
02/14/2024
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/14/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed
02/13/2024
House
VOTE: Passage (64-Y 35-N)
02/13/2024
House
Read third time and passed House (64-Y 35-N)
02/12/2024
House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB625H1
02/12/2024
House
Committee substitute agreed to 24106902D-H1
02/12/2024
House
Read second time
02/09/2024
House
Read first time
02/07/2024
House
Committee substitute printed 24106902D-H1
02/07/2024
House
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
02/05/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
02/05/2024
House
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/02/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB625)
01/30/2024
House
Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
01/29/2024
House
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/29/2024
House
Reported from Education (13-Y 9-N)
01/24/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
01/24/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
01/19/2024
House
Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood
01/09/2024
House
Referred to Committee on Education
01/09/2024
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104576D
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Record Created
Jan 10, 2024 12:02:07 AM
Record Updated
May 2, 2024 12:13:17 AM