VirginiaProfessional education programs; exemption for programs leading to certain endorsements.
What it does
Board of Education; accreditation requirements for professional education programs; exemption for professional education programs leading to certain endorsements. Directs the Board of Education to amend its regulations relating to accreditation requirements for professional education programs in the Commonwealth to require the Department of Education to provide an alternative to the requirement to obtain and maintain national accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation for any professional education program that leads to an endorsement as a school counselor or a school psychologist and has a secured specialty area accreditation from a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0186)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 186 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1674)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1674ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 13Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Jan 22Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 22Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 21Read third time and passed House (88-Y 8-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (88-Y 8-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1674)
- Jan 20Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 20Education Substitute agreed to
- Jan 20Read second timeMinor
- Jan 17Read first timeMinor
- Jan 15Committee substitute printed 25104955D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 15Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N)Minor
- Jan 14Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 10Assigned Educ sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 3Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 3Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101689DIntroduced