2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 130

File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 446
Sponsored By:
Delegates Amedori, Getty, Stocksdale, Elliott, Brinkley, Stull, Kittleman, Leopold, Donoghue, DeCarlo, Boutin, Baldwin, Greenip, Ports, Boschert, and Parrott
Entitled:
Education - Public Schools - Firearms Safety and Accident Avoidance Program

Synopsis:

Requiring the State Board of Education to establish a firearms safety and accident avoidance program for students in kindergarten through grade 6 to be implemented by each county board of education; requiring the State Board to develop, in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of State Police, and local law enforcement agencies, guidelines and curricula for the program in accordance with specified criteria; requiring each county board to implement the program; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/17
First Reading Ways and Means
1/24
Hearing 2/1 at 11:00 a.m.
3/23
Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5
Delegate Robert C. Baldwin, District 33
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
Delegate Janet Greenip, District 33
Delegate Robert H. Kittleman, District 14B
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ACCIDENTS
EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF
GUNS
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
STUDENTS
WEAPONS -see also- GUNS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Education
( 2-205 , 7-411.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered