2022 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB246: School attendance; 4-H educational programs and activities.
Legislative Summary
School attendance; 4-H educational programs and School attendance; 4-H educational programs and activities. Provides that students who miss a partial or full day of school while participating in 4-H educational programs and activities shall not be counted as absent for the purposes of calculating average daily membership and shall receive course credit in the same manner as they would for a school field trip. The bill directs each local school board to develop policies and procedures for students to make up missed work and may determine the maximum number of school days per academic year that a student may spend participating in 4-H educational programs and activities to not be counted absent.
Bill History
1/11/2022
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103920D
House of Delegates
1/11/2022
Referred to Committee on Education
House of Delegates
1/19/2022
Assigned Education sub: K-12
House of Delegates
1/25/2022
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/26/2022
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/28/2022
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/31/2022
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/1/2022
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/1/2022
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/2/2022
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/2/2022
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/17/2022
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/18/2022
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/21/2022
Read third time
Senate
2/21/2022
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/23/2022
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/23/2022
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB246ER)
House of Delegates
2/23/2022
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/23/2022
Signed by President
Senate
3/9/2022
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 9, 2022
House of Delegates
3/9/2022
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
4/1/2022
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 58 (effective 7/1/22)
4/1/2022
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0058)
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/21/2022
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2/18/2022
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2/17/2022
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2/1/2022
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
1/26/2022
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/25/2022
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/1/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 4
Primary Sponsor
Terry Kilgore
Republican