VA HB731 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 729 (effective 7/1/24)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

Teachers; renewable licenses; requirements; assessments. Requires the Board of Education to eliminate the requirement for any individual to take and receive a passing score on the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment as a condition of the initial award or renewal of a renewable license as a teacher in the Commonwealth. Teachers; renewable licenses; requirements; assessments. Requires the Board of Education to eliminate the requirement for any individual to take and receive a passing score on the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment as a condition of the initial award or renewal of a renewable license as a teacher in the Commonwealth.

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Title

Teachers; renewable licenses, requirements, assessments.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 729 (effective 7/1/24)
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-08SenateSigned by President
2024-03-07HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-03-07HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB731ER)
2024-03-07HouseEnrolled
2024-03-04SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2024-03-04SenateRead third time
2024-03-01SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-29SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2024-02-21SenateAssigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
2024-02-14SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2024-02-14SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-13HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2024-02-13HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2024-02-12HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB731H1
2024-02-12HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 24105875D-H1
2024-02-12HouseRead second time
2024-02-09HouseRead first time
2024-02-07HouseCommittee substitute printed 24105875D-H1
2024-02-07HouseReported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2024-02-06HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2024-01-19HouseAssigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
2024-01-09HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2024-01-09HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100915D

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?241+sum+HB731
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB731+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB731H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB731ER+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24105875D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/24105875D.pdf
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB731F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB731FH1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB731FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0901V0087+HB0731
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H09V0128+HB0731
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0760+HB0731
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S04V0280+HB0731
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0870HB0731+HB0731
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0883HB0731+HB0731

Bill Comments

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