Virginia House Bill 1904 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Passed on February 25 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0023)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Teachers and other licensed school board employees; cultural competency. Requires teacher, principal, and division superintendent evaluations to include an evaluation of cultural competency. The bill requires every person seeking initial licensure or renewal of a license from the Board of Education (i) to complete instruction or training in cultural competency and (ii) with an endorsement in history and social sciences to complete instruction in African American history, as prescribed by the Board. The bill also requires each school board to adopt and implement policies that require each teacher and any other school board employee holding a license issued by the Board to complete cultural competency training, in accordance with guidance issued by the Board, at least every two years.

Teachers and other licensed school board employees; cultural competency training.

Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]	Sen. Lamont Bagby [D]	Del. Dawn Adams [D]	Del. Hala Ayala [D]
Del. Betsy Carr [D]	Del. Wendy Gooditis [D]	Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]	Del. Sally Hudson [D]
Del. Mark Keam [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Delores McQuinn [D]	Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]
Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Sen. Suhas Subramanyam [D]

2021-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 6-N) (Y: 8 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-21 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (59-Y 41-N) (Y: 59 N: 41 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-18 - House - House: Reported from Education (15-Y 6-N) (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-25		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0023)
2021-02-25		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 23 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-02-19		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 26, 2021
2021-02-19	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2021
2021-02-18	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-17	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-17	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1904ER)
2021-02-17	House	Enrolled
2021-02-15	Senate	Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
2021-02-15	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-11	Senate	Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 6-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2021-01-22	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2021-01-22	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-01-21	House	VOTE: Passage (59-Y 41-N)
2021-01-21	House	Read third time and passed House (59-Y 41-N)
2021-01-20	House	Read second time and engrossed
2021-01-19	House	Read first time
2021-01-18	House	Reported from Education (15-Y 6-N)
2021-01-15	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
2021-01-13	House	Assigned Education sub: Pre-K-12
2021-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2021-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101996D

HB1904 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
SB1196 (Same As) 2021-02-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0024)
SB1196 (Same As) 2021-02-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0024)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	253.13:5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	298.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	298.7	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1904
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1904+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1904ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0023+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1904F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1904FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0901C0054+HB1904
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H09C0023+HB1904
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC0992+HB1904
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S04C0094+HB1904
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S04V0009+HB1904
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0014HB1904+HB1904
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0033HB1904+HB1904