VA HB2143 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Department of Education; Teach for Virginia Loan Repayment Assistance Fund and Program established. Establishes the Teach for Virginia Loan Repayment Assistance Fund and Program, to be administered by the Department of Education, for the purpose of recruiting and retaining teachers in communities and subject areas in which they are needed the most by providing on a competitive basis an annual renewable grant of up to $5,000 toward loan repayment assistance to any teacher licensed by the Board of Education who has certain student loan debt, who is currently employed by a local school division in the Commonwealth, and who, for at least one year immediately preceding application, has taught in a public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth in a critical shortage area identified by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to relevant law or in a public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth in which the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch is higher than the statewide average percentage of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch.

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Title

Teach for Virginia Loan Repayment Assistance Fund and Program; established.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-02-07HouseLeft in Appropriations
2023-02-01HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
2023-01-31HouseAssigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
2023-01-30HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2023-01-30HouseReported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2023-01-30HouseCommittee substitute printed 23104982D-H1
2023-01-25HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2023-01-25HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
2023-01-24HouseAssigned Education sub: Early Childhood/Innovation
2023-01-10HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2023-01-10HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101969D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221290.03(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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