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 | [email protected] |
| Senator Lashrecse D. Aird (D) | 13 | (804) 698-7514 | [email protected] |
| Senator Lamont Bagby (D) | 14 | (804) 698-1092 | [email protected] |
| Senator Jennifer B. Boysko (D) | 38 | (804) 698-7538 | [email protected] |
| Senator Christie New Craig (R) | 19 | (804) 698-7519 | [email protected] |
| Senator Tara A. Durant (R) | 27 | (804) 698-7527 | [email protected] |
| Senator Barbara A. Favola (D) | 40 | (804) 698-7540 | [email protected] |
| Senator Christopher T. Head (R) | 3 | (804) 698-7503 | [email protected] |
| Senator Mamie E. Locke (D) | 23 | (804) 698-7523 | [email protected] |
| Senator L. Louise Lucas (D) | 18 | (804) 698-7518 | [email protected] |
| Senator Mark J. Peake (R) | 8 | (804) 698-7508 | [email protected] |
| Senator Stella G. Pekarsky (D) | 36 | (804) 698-7536 | [email protected] |
| Senator Todd E. Pillion (R) | 6 | (804) 698-7506 | [email protected] |
| Senator David R. Suetterlein (R) | 4 | (804) 698-7504 | [email protected] |
| Senator Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (D) | 16 | (804) 698-7516 | [email protected] |
