<p>Priority Education Bills that FAILED/CARRIED OVER 2008 GENERAL ASSEMBLY </p><p>Bills Committee Last action Date</p><p>HB 60 - Frederick - School divisions, (H) Committee (H) Left in 02/12/08 local; requires 65% of each education on Education Education dollar to be spent in classroom, report. (notes!)</p><p>HB 107 - Cole - Public schools; grade (H) Committee (H) Left in 02/12/08 on Education placement test. (notes!) Education</p><p>HB 150 - Fralin - School boards, local; (H) Committee (H) Left in 02/12/08 on Education safety hotline established. (notes!) Education</p><p>HB 209 - Cole - Standards of Quality; (H) Committee (H) Left in 02/12/08 school board to employ school resource on Education Education officer. (notes!)</p><p>HB 255 - Fralin - School calendar; local (H) Committee (H) Left in 02/12/08 school boards responsible for setting. on Education Education (notes!)</p><p>HB 273 - Miller, P.J. - Interscholastic (H) Committee (H) Continued to 01/23/08 activities; exclusive use of wood on Education 2009 in Education baseball bats. (notes!)</p><p>HB 291 - Englin - School bus stop (H) Committee (H) Left in 02/12/08 locations; school boards to develop on Education Education written plans prescribing procedure therefor. (notes!)</p><p>HB 355 - Cole - General Education (H) Committee (H) Left in 02/12/08 Development testing program; lowers on Education Education age requirement. (notes!)</p><p>HB 375 - Carrico - School students, (H) Committee (H) Passed by 01/30/08 nonpublic; participation in on Education indefinitely in interscholastic sports. (notes!) Education</p><p>HB 395 - Cole - Interstate Compact on (H) Committee (S) Continued to 02/27/08 Educational Opportunity for Military on Education 2009 in Finance (S) Committee notes! Children; established, report. ( ) on Finance (16-Y 0-N)</p><p>HB 417 - Marshall, R.G. - Public schools; (H) Committee (H) Left in Rules 02/12/08 certain information required on birth on Rules certificates for entrance. (notes!) HB 438 - Miller, J.H. - Learner's permits; (H) Committee (H) Continued to 02/07/08 issuance to minors when school records on 2009 in Transportation show they have unexcused absences. Transportation (notes!)</p><p>HB 570 - Crockett-Stark - Nurses, (H) Committee (H) Left in 02/12/08 licensed; local school boards to employ. on Appropriations Appropriations (notes!)</p><p>HB 613 - Poisson - Teachers; must be (H) Committee (H) Left in 02/12/08 licensed to teach in public schools. on Education Education (notes!)</p><p>HB 695 - Armstrong - Retirement (H) Committee (S) Failed to 02/26/08 System; loss of retirement benefits for on report (defeated) Appropriations notes! certain felony convictions. ( ) (S) Committee in Finance (4-Y on Finance 10-N)</p><p>HB 722 - Scott, E.T. - School boards; (H) Committee (H) Left in 02/12/08 policies for classroom placement of on Education Education twins or higher order multiples. (notes!)</p><p>HB 792 - Englin - Parental leave for (H) Committee (H) Left in 02/12/08 school involvement; employers to on Commerce Commerce and and Labor permit employees annual leave. (notes!) Labor</p><p>HB 808 - Englin - Special education (H) Committee (H) Continued to 01/23/08 on Education services; parental consent. (notes!) 2009 in Education</p><p>HB 852 - Ebbin - Governmental (H) Committee (H) VOTE: --- 01/24/08 employees; repeals provisions that on Rules ENGROSSMENT prohibit bargaining with labor union. REFUSED (0-Y (notes!) 82-N)</p><p>HB 878 - Loupassi - School divisions, (H) Committee (H) Continued to 02/06/08 local; requires 65% of each education on 2009 in Appropriations dollar to be spent in classroom, report. Appropriations (notes!)</p><p>HB 884 - Toscano - School buses; (H) Committee (H) Tabled in 02/07/08 prohibits idling of engines of those on Transportation Transportation diesel-powered on school premises. (notes!)</p><p>HB 980 - Nutter - Career coaches; Board (H) Committee (H) Stricken from 01/16/08 for Community Colleges to establish on Education docket by guidelines for in public high schools. Education (notes!) HB 1094 - Sickles - Standards of (H) Committee (H) Left in 02/12/08 Quality; online instructional programs. on Education Education (notes!)</p><p>HB 1164 - Saxman - Income tax, (H) Committee (S) Failed to 02/26/08 corporate; public/private education on report (defeated) Appropriations notes! investment tax credit. ( ) (S) Committee in Finance (3-Y on Finance 11-N)</p><p>HB 1216 - Tyler - Planning time for (H) Committee (H) Left in 02/12/08 on school teachers. (notes!) Appropriations Appropriations</p><p>HB 1234 - Vanderhye - Standards of (H) Committee (H) Continued to 01/30/08 Learning; growth model for student on Education 2009 in Education academic achievement. (notes!)</p><p>HB 1244 - Hugo - Driver training (H) Committee (H) Left in 02/12/08 schools & instructors; changes on Transportation Transportation terminology required to pass DMV instruction course. (notes!)</p><p>HB 1263 - Hall - Truancy and school (H) Committee (H) Continued to 01/30/08 dropout prevention; school boards must on Education 2009 in Education implement programs & services to include. (notes!)</p><p>HB 1272 - Spruill - School boards; (H) Committee (H) Passed by 01/16/08 on Education financial literacy education. (notes!) indefinitely in Education</p><p>HB 1440 - Hull - Public school students; (H) Committee (H) Tabled in 02/06/08 school board to provide program for on Education Education kidney disease screening. (notes!)</p><p>HB 1481 - Ware, O. - Contractors on (H) Committee (H) VOTE: --- 02/12/08 school property; may request waiver for Courts of DEFEATED (30- Justice from disqualification of providing Y 65-N) services. (notes!)</p><p>HB 1538 - Pogge - Public schools; (H) Committee (H) Continued to 02/06/08 on Education abortion services prohibited. (notes!) 2009 in Education</p><p>HB 1540 - Hugo - Driver training (H) Committee (H) Stricken from 02/05/08 schools; regulation by Department of on docket by Transportation Motor Vehicles. (notes!) Transportation</p><p>SB 48 - Whipple - School teachers; (H) Committee (H) Assigned 02/19/08 school boards to ensure that all are on App. sub: Appropriations notes! provided planning time. ( ) (S) Committee Elementary & on Finance Secondary Education (Tata) SB 124 - Edwards - Public schools; (H) Committee (H) Committee 03/03/08 Superintendent to develop guidelines on substitute printed Appropriations eliminating trans fatty foods served. (S) Committee 083381516-H1 (notes!) on Education and Health</p><p>SB 155 - McEachin - Family life (S) Committee (S) Read third 02/06/08 education; instruction on use of Food & on Education time and defeated and Health Drug Administration contraception by Senate (17-Y methods. (notes!) 22-N)</p><p>SB 721 - Barker - Foods in public schools; (H) Failed to pass Board & Department of Health update regulations for nutrition. notes: Letter from committee chair recommended. Request to State Superintendent to encourage schools to regulate competitive foods.</p>