Virginia House Bill 708 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund; eligibility; incentive grant awards. Renames the National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund as the National Board Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund, expands eligibility for incentive grant awards from such Fund pursuant to such Program from solely teachers who have obtained national certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to (i) all public school staff who are candidates for initial national certification or maintenance of national certification to cover certain costs of obtaining or maintaining such certification and (ii) all public school staff who have successfully obtained or maintained such certification. The bill also declares as eligible for an annual incentive grant award in the amount of $7,500 all public school staff who have obtained or maintained such certification. Current law declares as eligible for an annual incentive grant award of $5,000 in the first year and $2,500 in each subsequent year all teachers who have obtained or maintained such certification.

National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program & Fund; eligibility, incentive grant awards.

Del. Michelle Maldonado [D]	Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D]	Del. Carrie Coyner [R]
Del. Rozia Henson [D]	Del. Marty Martinez [D]	Del. Irene Shin [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]

2024-02-05 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-13	House	Left in Appropriations
2024-02-05	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
2024-01-31	House	Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
2024-01-31	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2024-01-31	House	Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
2024-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2024-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
2024-01-19	House	Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
2024-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2024-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101941D

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Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	299.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB708
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB708+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB708F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0902V0014+HB0708
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H09V0053+HB0708
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0203V0033+HB0708