EDUCATION
OPPOSE
OPPOSE: SB979 – Delayed implementation of new Public School Accountability System
Status: This bill passed in the Senate Education Subcommittee earlier this week and will be voted on in the full Senate Education and Health Committee, TODAY, 1/23 at 8:30AM in Senate Room A of the General Assembly Building.
This bill directs the Department of Education to delay for one year the implementation of the revised public school accountability system adopted recently by the State Board of Education after robust research and discussion.
- To see bill text and info: Click HERE
OPPOSE: SB1031 – Religious Exemption for Education Requirements
Status: This bill passed in the Senate Education Subcommittee earlier this week and will be voted on in the full Senate Education and Health Committee, TODAY, 1/23 at 8:30AM in Senate Room A of the General Assembly Building.
Attacks the homeschooling religious exemption process by requiring parents to meet educational qualifications, submit annual notices and progress reports, and demonstrate certain instruction methods.
- To see bill text and info: Click HERE
Please contact these Senators and ask them to VOTE NO on SB979 and SB1031.
| Senate Education and Health | District | Phone | |
| Chair: Senator Ghazala F. Hashmi (D) | 15 | (804) 698-7515 | senatorhashmi@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Lashrecse D. Aird (D) | 13 | (804) 698-7514 | senatoraird@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Lamont Bagby (D) | 14 | (804) 698-1092 | senatorbagby@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Jennifer B. Boysko (D) | 38 | (804) 698-7538 | senatorboysko@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Christie New Craig (R) | 19 | (804) 698-7519 | senatorcraig@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Tara A. Durant (R) | 27 | (804) 698-7527 | senatordurant@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Barbara A. Favola (D) | 40 | (804) 698-7540 | senatorfavola@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Christopher T. Head (R) | 3 | (804) 698-7503 | senatorhead@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Mamie E. Locke (D) | 23 | (804) 698-7523 | senatorlocke@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator L. Louise Lucas (D) | 18 | (804) 698-7518 | senatorlucas@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Mark J. Peake (R) | 8 | (804) 698-7508 | senatorpeake@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Stella G. Pekarsky (D) | 36 | (804) 698-7536 | senatorpekarsky@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Todd E. Pillion (R) | 6 | (804) 698-7506 | senatorpillion@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator David R. Suetterlein (R) | 4 | (804) 698-7504 | senatorsuetterlein@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (D) | 16 | (804) 698-7516 | senatorvanvalkenburg@senate.virginia.gov |
