VA SB1589 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 5 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-19 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Education and workforce development; Virginia Works Portal created; report. Creates the Virginia Works Portal, administered by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority, to provide one-stop access to information regarding education pathways, career opportunities, and workforce development information available from agencies, institutions, and entities around the Commonwealth. The bill provides that the Portal shall provide an interactive, user-friendly environment and must be available to the public by July 1, 2020. The bill creates the five-person Virginia Works Board chaired by the Governor's Chief Workforce Development Advisor to oversee the Portal and the Virginia Works Advisory Committee of public and private sector stakeholders to advise the Board. The Virginia Works Board is directed to report annually to the Joint Subcommittee on the Future Competitiveness of Virginia Higher Education and to the Governor and Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

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Title

Virginia Works Portal; created.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-02-13 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-02-19HouseLeft in Appropriations
2019-02-13HouseSubcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (7-Y 1-N)
2019-02-08HouseAssigned App. sub: Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources & Technology
2019-02-08HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2019-02-08HouseRead first time
2019-02-08HousePlaced on Calendar
2019-02-05SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-05SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-05SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1589S2
2019-02-05SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 19106294D-S2
2019-02-05SenateReading of substitute waived
2019-02-05SenateCommittee substitute rejected 19105865D-S1
2019-02-05SenateReading of substitute waived
2019-02-05SenateRead second time
2019-02-05SenateCommittee substitute rejected
2019-02-05SenateReading of substitute waived
2019-02-04SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2019-01-31SenateCommittee substitute printed 19106294D-S2
2019-01-31SenateReported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2019-01-28SenateRereferred to Finance
2019-01-28SenateCommittee substitute printed 19105865D-S1
2019-01-28SenateReported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2019-01-09SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2019-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101378D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
222491(n/a)See Bill Text
222494(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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