Virginia House Bill 2124 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 23 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0348)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

School psychologists; staffing flexibility. Provides that in order to fill vacant school psychologist positions, any local school board may employ, under a provisional license issued by the Department of Education for three school years with an allowance for an additional two-year extension with the approval of the division superintendent, clinical psychologists licensed by the Board of Psychology, provided that any such individual makes progress toward completing the requirements for full licensure as a school psychologist during such period of employment. The bill requires the Department to consult the Virginia Academy of School Psychologists, and other stakeholders as necessary, to ensure that the process and criteria for provisionally licensed school psychologists to obtain full licensure as school psychologists appropriately address the challenges that are unique to school psychology training requirements and the school psychology profession generally. School psychologists; staffing flexibility. Provides that in order to fill vacant school psychologist positions, any local school board may employ, under a provisional license issued by the Department of Education for three school years with an allowance for an additional two-year extension with the approval of the division superintendent, clinical psychologists licensed by the Board of Psychology, provided that any such individual makes progress toward completing the requirements for full licensure as a school psychologist during such period of employment. The bill requires the Department to consult the Virginia Academy of School Psychologists, and other stakeholders as necessary, to ensure that the process and criteria for provisionally licensed school psychologists to obtain full licensure as school psychologists appropriately address the challenges that are unique to school psychology training requirements and the school psychology profession generally.

School psychologists; staffing flexibility, DOE to ensure process & criteria to obtain licensure.

Del. Tony Wilt [R]

Del. Sam Rasoul [D]

Del. Vivian Watts [D]

2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-27 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-01-23 - House - House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-23		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0348)
2023-03-23		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 348 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-16	Senate	Signed by President
2023-02-16	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-02-16	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2124ER)
2023-02-16	House	Enrolled
2023-02-13	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-13	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-09	Senate	Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2023-01-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2023-01-30	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-01-27	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
2023-01-27	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2023-01-26	House	Printed as engrossed 23101660D-E
2023-01-26	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB2124E
2023-01-26	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2023-01-26	House	Read second time
2023-01-25	House	Read first time
2023-01-23	House	Reported from Education with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
2023-01-18	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-17	House	Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood/Innovation
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2023-01-10	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101660D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	253.13:2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2124
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2124+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2124E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2124ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0348+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23104772A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB2124AH
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2124FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2124FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0903V0001+HB2124
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H09V0029+HB2124
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1142+HB2124
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S04V0236+HB2124
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0418HB2124+HB2124
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0423HB2124+HB2124