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House Education Committee clears a slate of education bills; roll-call outcomes and brief descriptions
Summary
The committee acted on multiple Senate bills ranging from internet safety and cyberbullying to nutrition and student-data protections; this roundup lists each bill, a one-line description from the record, and the committee roll-call outcome.
The House Education Committee cleared a package of Senate bills on a range of K-12 and higher education topics and recorded roll-call reports for each measure. Below are the bills considered in the committee, a short description as given at the microphone, and the committee vote as recorded in the clerk's roll call.
Votes at a glance (bill — short description — committee vote recorded):
- SB 905 — requires the superintendent to establish a 12'member Internet Safety Advisory Council — Bill reports 11 to 6.
- SB 908 — directs the Board of Education to issue guidelines and model cyberbullying policies (cyberbullying defined to include use of technology and electronic devices) — Bill reports 15 to 3.
- SB 1017 — technical amendments to permit school divisions to carry over uncollectible school meal debts to division level (amendments requested by Fairfax County) — Bill reports 11 to 7.
- SB 1030 — changes the timeline for pre'participation physicals for student athletics (amendment…
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