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Private elementary or secondary school; use of public funds for tuition, standards.

Reported from committee: it can still change before the session ends.

VA HB 359 · House Bill · 2027

Stage
Reported from committee
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House
Sponsor
Dan Helmer
Latest action
Jul 21

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  1. Introduced (Done)

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    Reported from committee · Jul 21

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What it does

Use of public funds for private elementary or secondary school tuition; standards. Establishes several requirements and conditions relating to the use of certain public funds enumerated in the bill to fund student tuition at private elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth, including (i) requiring all students enrolled at schools who receive such funds to take Standards of Learning assessments; (ii) requiring all such schools to receive accountability ratings from the Board of Education; and (iii) prohibiting such schools from discriminating in admissions, enrollment, discipline, retention, or access to educational programs and services on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, special education status, language proficiency, or socioeconomic status.

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