TAKE ACTION ON EDUCATION BILLS
January 22, 2024
January 22, 2024
From our friends at 4 Public Education. These bills are up for review in the House of Delegates’ Education K-12 Subcommittee and the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee on TUESDAY, so please help by answering these easy, one-click call to actions before the hearings on Tuesday, 1.23.2024. Thank you for advocating for our Public School students and educators and please share with your networks. .
Please encourage Delegates to vote YES on HB386 for more specialized support staff in our public schools. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-delegates-to-vote-yes-on-hb386-for-more-specialized-support-staff-in-our-public-schools
Please encourage Delegates to vote YES on HB624 to improve funding to public schools https://actionnetwork.org/letters/please-ask-our-delegates-to-vote-yes-on-hb624-to-improve-funding-to-public-schools?source=direct_link&referrer=group-network-nova-2
Please encourage lawmakers to vote YES on HB398 to implement evidence based discipline https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-legislators-to-vote-yes-on-hb398-to-implement-evidence-based-discipline?source=direct_link&
Please encourage lawmakers to Vote YES on SB14 to give localities greater flexibility to improve school funding https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-our-legislators-to-vote-yes-on-sb14-to-give-localities-greater-flexibility-to-improve-school-funding
COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2024
| 01/23/24 | CANCELLED | House Privileges and Elections – Constitutional Amendments; House North Subcommittee Room – 200, General Assembly Building – CANCELLED |
| 7:30 a.m. | Virginia’s Private College and University Caucus; House North Meeting Room, Room 700, General Assembly Building | |
| 7:30 a.m. | House Education – K-12 Subcommittee; House Committee Room A – 008, General Assembly Building (sub-committee info) | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Senate Finance and Appropriations General Government Subcommittee; Senate Finance & Appropriations Room, 13th Floor, General Assembly Building | |
| 7:30 a.m. | House Transportation – Department of Motor Vehicles; House Committee Room B – 205, General Assembly Building (Provide Comment) (sub-committee info) | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Virginia’s Private College and University Caucus; 7th Floor House North Meeting Room, General Assembly Building | |
| 8:30 a.m. | House Health and Human Services; House Committee Room C-206, General Assembly Building (Provide Comment) (committee info) | |
| Adj full | House Health and Human Services – Health; House Committee Room C – 206, General Assembly Building – Immediately upon adjournment of full committee (Provide Comment) (sub-committee info) | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Democracy Day Press Conference; House Briefing Room, General Assembly Building | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Senate Finance and Appropriations; Senate Committee Room A, 3rd Floor, #305, General Assembly Building | |
| 9:00 a.m. | House Transportation; House Committee Room B-205, General Assembly Building (Provide Comment) (committee info) | |
| Adj full | House Transportation – Transportation Infrastructure and Funding; House Committee Room B – 205, General Assembly Building – Immediately upon adjournment of full committee (Provide Comment) (sub-committee info) | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations Press Conference: House Briefing Room, General Assembly Building | |
| 11:00 a.m. | House Democratic Caucus; House Room 1, The Capitol | |
| 11:15 a.m. | Senate Republican Caucus; Senate Room 2, The Capitol | |
| 11:30 a.m. | Senate Democratic Caucus; Senate Room 1, The Capitol | |
| 11:30 a.m. | House Republican Caucus; House Room 2, The Capitol | |
| 12:00 p.m. | House Convenes; House Chamber, The Capitol | |
| 12:00 p.m. | Senate Convenes; Senate Chamber, The Capitol | |
| 1/2 hr aft | House Labor and Commerce; House Committee Room A-008, General Assembly Building – 1/2 hour after adjournment of House (Provide Comment) (committee info) | |
| Upon Adj | Joint Meeting of House Labor and Commerce and Senate Commerce and Labor; House Committee Room A-008, General Assembly Building- Immediately upon adjournment of regularly scheduled full committee and adjournment of the Senate Floor Session (committee info) | |
| Upon Adj | House Labor and Commerce – Subcommittee #1; House Committee Room A – 008, General Assembly Building – Immediately upon adjournment of Joint House and Senate Meeting (Provide Comment) (sub-committee info) | |
| Adj sub#1 | House Labor and Commerce – Subcommittee #3; House Committee Room A – 008, General Assembly Building – Immediately upon adjournment of Subcommittee #1 (Provide Comment) (sub-committee info) | |
| Upon Adj | Joint Meeting of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee and House Labor and Commerce Committee; Upon Adjournment of both houses, House Room A, Lower Level, General Assembly Building – SCC Judges’ Interviews | |
| 15 min aft | Senate Privileges and Elections; Senate Room B, General Assembly Building – 15 minutes after adjournment (View Meeting) (committee info) | |
| 30 min aft | Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources; Senate Room A, General Assembly Building – 30 minutes after adjournment (View Meeting) (committee info) | |
| 1/2 hr aft | House General Laws; House Committee Room B-205, General Assembly Building – 1/2 hour after adjournment of House (Provide Comment) (committee info) | |
| Adj full | House General Laws – ABC/Gaming; House Committee Room B – 205, General Assembly Building – Immediately upon adjournment of full committee (Provide Comment) (sub-committee info) | |
| 2 hrs aft | House General Laws – Procurement/Open Government; House Committee Room B – 205, General Assembly Building – 2 hours after adjournment of full committee (sub-committee info) | |
| Adj P&E | Senate General Laws and Technology Subcommittee on Gaming; Senate Room C, General Assembly Building – Upon Adjournment of Senate Privileges and Elections Committee (sub-committee info) | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Senate Finance and Appropriations Education Subcommittee; Senate Finance & Appropriations Room, 13th Floor, General Assembly Building | |
| 4:00 p.m. | House Finance – Subcommittee #2; House North Subcommittee Room – 200, General Assembly Building (Provide Comment) (sub-committee info) | |
| 4:00 p.m. | House Education – K-12 Subcommittee; House Committee Room C – 206, General Assembly Building (sub-committee info) | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Senate Education and Health Subcommittee on Health; Senate Subcommittee Room, 3rd Floor, General Assembly Building (sub-committee info) | |
| 4:30 p.m. | House Conservative Caucus; House Subcommittee Room 9, General Assembly Building |
Join us for a lobby day! We’ll be visiting our elected officials to urge them to fight for public school funding. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. RSVP Today.
Monday, 2/19/24 (Presidents’ Day) 8:30am
Meet at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church
RSVP: Fund Our Schools Lobby Day
After we finish lobbying, we’ll hold a rally at The Bell Tower (101 N 9th St) at 1pm!
According to the Economic Policy Institute, teachers in Virginia earn 67 cents on the dollar compared to other (non-teacher) college-educated workers. Virginia’s teacher wage penalty is the worst in the nation.
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