VA HB979 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Board of Education; provisional teacher licensure; teachers licensed or certified outside of the United States. Permits the Board of Education to provide for the issuance of a provisional license, valid for a period not to exceed three years, to any individual who has held within the last five years a valid and officially issued and recognized license or certification to teach issued by an entity outside of the United States but does not meet the requirements for a renewable license if the individual's license or certification to teach has been evaluated and verified by an entity approved by the Department of Education.

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Title

Provisional teacher licensure; teachers licensed or certified outside of the United States.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-03-11 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-11 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 100-N) (Y: 0 N: 100 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2022-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (95-Y 3-N) (Y: 95 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-04-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656)
2022-04-11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 656 (effective 7/1/22)
2022-03-22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
2022-03-22HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
2022-03-22HouseSigned by Speaker
2022-03-21SenateSigned by President
2022-03-21HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB979ER)
2022-03-21HouseEnrolled
2022-03-11SenateConference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2022-03-11HouseVOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
2022-03-11HouseConference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
2022-03-10HouseConference substitute printed 22107760D-H1
2022-03-10 Conference: Amended by conference committee
2022-03-07HouseDelegates: Tran, Davis, Wampler
2022-03-07HouseConferees appointed by House
2022-03-01SenateSenators: Favola, Hashmi, Newman
2022-03-01SenateConferees appointed by Senate
2022-02-28HouseHouse acceded to request
2022-02-25SenateSenate requested conference committee
2022-02-25SenateSenate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-23HouseVOTE: Rejected (0-Y 100-N)
2022-02-23HouseSenate substitute rejected by House 22106671D-S1 (0-Y 100-N)
2022-02-21SenatePassed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-21SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB979S1
2022-02-21SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 22106671D-S1
2022-02-21SenateReading of substitute waived
2022-02-21SenateRead third time
2022-02-18SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2022-02-17SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2022-02-17SenateCommittee substitute printed 22106671D-S1
2022-02-09SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2022-02-09SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2022-02-08HouseVOTE: Passage (95-Y 3-N)
2022-02-08HouseRead third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N)
2022-02-07HousePrinted as engrossed 22103549D-E
2022-02-07HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB979E
2022-02-07HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2022-02-07HouseRead second time
2022-02-04HouseRead first time
2022-02-02HouseReported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
2022-01-26HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
2022-01-24HouseAssigned Education sub: Early Childhood/Innovation
2022-01-12HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2022-01-12HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103549D

Same As/Similar To

SB68 (Same As) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0657)
SB68 (Same As) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0657)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221298.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB979
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB979+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB979E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB979S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB979H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB979ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0656+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105275A.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+HB979AH
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+HB979AC
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB979F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB979FE122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB979FS1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB979FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H0903V0010+HB0979
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H09V0030+HB0979
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV0553+HB0979
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S04V0187+HB0979
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0523HB0979+HB0979
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0526HB0979+HB0979
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV1049+HB0979
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0588HB0979+HB0979
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV1752+HB0979
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV1094HB0979+HB0979

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