Virginia Senate Bill 1196 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 4 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Education by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Teachers and other licensed school board employees; cultural competency. The bill requires teacher, principal, and division superintendent evaluations to include an evaluation of cultural competency. The bill requires every person seeking initial licensure or renewal of a license from the Board of Education (i) to complete instruction or training in cultural competency and (ii) with an endorsement in history and social sciences to complete instruction in African American history, as prescribed by the Board. The bill also requires each school board to adopt and implement policies that require each teacher and any other school board employee holding a license issued by the Board to complete cultural competency training, in accordance with guidance issued by the Board, at least every two years.

Teachers and other licensed school board employees; cultural competency.

Sen. Mamie Locke [D]

Sen. John Bell [D]

Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]

Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]

2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N) (Y: 22 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 3-N) (Y: 13 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 4-N 1-A) (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Education by voice vote
2021-02-07	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2021-02-07	House	Read first time
2021-02-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-05	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)
2021-02-04	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2021-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2021-02-02	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 3-N)
2021-01-14	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2021-01-14	Senate	Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 4-N 1-A)
2021-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2021-01-11	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101992D

SB1196 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Education by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	253.13:5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	298.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	298.7	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+SB1196
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1196+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+SB1196F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S04V0021+SB1196
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S05V0099+SB1196
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0288SB1196+SB1196
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0333SB1196+SB1196