VirginiaVirginia education officials would pair school leaders to address teacher vacancies
This proposed version would have Virginia's education department and superintendents' association pair school leaders to share ways to recruit and keep teachers.
What it does
Virginia education officials would pair superintendents from low- and high-vacancy divisions to develop ways to recruit and keep teachers. They would set meeting and oversight rules and encourage participation.
Each superintendent pair would report its activities and results to the Department yearly. By November 1, the Department would report program numbers, results, and recommendations to the Governor and education committee chairs.
Argument forSuperintendents in divisions with many teacher vacancies could learn recruitment and retention ideas from peers in divisions with fewer vacancies.
Argument againstAnnual reports on meetings, results, and teacher rates could add work for superintendents and education staff.
More detail
The Department of Education and the Virginia Association of School Superintendents would run a program pairing superintendents from divisions with low and high teacher vacancy rates. The program would connect superintendents from divisions with fewer teacher vacancies to those from divisions with many vacancies, to develop and use ways to recruit and keep teachers. The act's provisions would expire on July 1, 2029.
Each superintendent pair would report to the Department of Education each year, and the Department would report to the Governor and education committee chairs. Pair reports would cover their activities, ideas discussed, results, and any change in teacher recruitment and retention rates. The Department's report would review program success and recommend improvements or expansion. The Department's report would be due by November 1 each year and cover the preceding school year. The act's provisions would expire on July 1, 2029.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 21Continued from last sessionLatest
- Mar 5Continued to next session in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- Mar 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB613)
- Feb 26Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)Passed House
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 15Read first timeMinor
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26107947D-H1Major
- Feb 13Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Feb 13Reconsidered by Appropriations (Voice Vote)
- Feb 13Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Feb 13Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)Major
- Feb 13House subcommittee offered
- Feb 11Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary EducationMinor
- Feb 11Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N)Minor
- Feb 10Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
- Feb 5Assigned HED sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB613)
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103236DIntroduced
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