VA HB894 | 2020 | Regular Session

Virginia House Bill 894 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0870)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Education preparation programs; teacher licensure; certain training or instruction. Requires education preparation programs offered by public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education to ensure that, as a condition of degree completion, each student enrolled in the education preparation program receives instruction on positive behavior interventions and supports; crisis prevention and de-escalation; the use of physical restraint and seclusion, consistent with regulations of the Board of Education; and appropriate alternative methods to reduce and prevent the need for the use of physical restraint and seclusion. The bill requires every person seeking initial licensure as a teacher who has not received such instruction to receive instruction or training on such topics. The bill requires the Board of Education to adopt regulations to implement the foregoing requirements.

Title

Education preparation programs; teacher licensure, certain instruction or training.

Roll Calls

2020-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N) (Y: 28 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (97-Y 2-N) (Y: 97 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 1-N) (Y: 20 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-08		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0870)
2020-04-08		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 870 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-06	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-06	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-06	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB894ER)
2020-03-06	House	Enrolled
2020-03-03	Senate	Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
2020-03-03	Senate	Read third time
2020-03-02	Senate	Passed by for the day
2020-03-02	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-28	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-02-27	Senate	Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
2020-02-18	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Public Education
2020-02-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2020-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-10	House	VOTE: Passage (97-Y 2-N)
2020-02-10	House	Read third time and passed House (97-Y 2-N)
2020-02-07	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB894H1
2020-02-07	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20107488D-H1
2020-02-07	House	Read second time
2020-02-06	House	Read first time
2020-02-05	House	Committee substitute printed 20107488D-H1
2020-02-05	House	Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
2020-02-03	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2020-01-13	House	Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
2020-01-07	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2020-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103685D

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	298.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	1	902	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB894
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB894+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB894H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB894ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0870+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0902V0031+HB0894
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H09V0123+HB0894
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0718+HB0894
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S04V0339+HB0894
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1300HB0894+HB0894
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1449HB0894+HB0894