HOUSE BILL 505

Sponsored By:

Delegates Walker, Barnes, Benson, Boteler, Carter, Conaway, Frush, Gutierrez, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn

Entitled:

Education - High School Assessment Requirement

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the State Board of Education from including the passing of statewide, mandatory, curriculum-based examinations or assessments in public high school graduation requirements; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/4

First Reading Ways and Means

2/5

Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Jay Walker, District 26

Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8

Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41

Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22

Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21

Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15

Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40

Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44

Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40

Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Assessments

Education, State Board of

Examinations

Public Schools

Students

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education

( 7-205 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered