9.
Permit local school divisions to waive the requirement for students to receive
140 clock hours of instruction to earn a standard unit of credit upon providing
the Board with satisfactory proof, based on Board guidelines, that the students
for whom such requirements are waived have learned the content and skills included
in the relevant Standards of Learning.
In
every session there is a bill that makes you wonder, "What's up with
that?" This year, it's HB2331,
which "defines the fisher as a fur bearing animal." When my curiosity got the best of me, I
started fishing for some facts about this animal, which, as of July 1, when the
law goes into effect, will be fur bearing.
When I found out that the habitat of the fisher does not include
Virginia, that the closest one to here is in Maine, I again asked myself,
"What's up with that?" Who
will tell the fishers of their change in status if any can be found? Not one person in the General Assembly voted
against this important bill. The whole
thing seems fishy to me. And, oh, by the
way, no wonder we had 2,774 bills!
The session adjourned Sine Die at 9:09 PM, but please check in periodically, as I will be posting from time to time as we approach the reconvened session (veto session).