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School boards; enrolled students present at meetings, public comment or citizen participation.

It became law on Apr 8, 2024.

VA HB 253 · House Bill · 2024

Stage
Became law
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House
Sponsors
14
Latest action
Apr 8, 2024

What it does

School boards; meetings; public comment or citizen participation; enrolled students. Requires each school boardto permit any student enrolled in a public elementary or secondaryschool in the local school division who provides acceptable proofof identification, including any current student identification cardor other school document such as a report card or a personal schoolemail address, and who signs up at least 12 hours in advance of thescheduled start of a school board meeting or is physically presentat a school board meeting to submit oral comments during any publiccomment or citizen participation portion of such meeting.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Apr 8, 2024

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