VirginiaTeacher licensure; career and technical education or dual enrollment, three-year licenses.
What it does
Teacher licensure; three-year renewable license to teach career and technical education or dual enrollment courses at public high schools. Requires the Board of Education to provide for the issuance of a three-year renewable license to teach solely career and technical education courses or dual enrollment courses that are creditable toward the compleition of an undergraduate course, degree, or credential offered in and accepted at a public institution of higher education at public high schools in the Commonwealth to any individual who (i) is employed as an instructor by an institution of higher education that is accredited by a nationally recognized regional accreditation body, (ii) is teaching in the specific career and technical education or dual enrollment subject area at such institution in which the individual seeks to teach at a public high school, and (iii) complies with certain requirements set forth in relevant law enumerated by the bill. The bill requires the Board to require any such instructor to maintain continuous employment in such position at the institution of higher education as a condition of continued licensure.
More detail
The bill also requires each school board that employs an individual issued such a three-year license to provide such instructor training on instruction and assessment during his first year of employment. Finally, the bill directs the Board to amend its regulations in accordance with the provisions of the bill. This bill incorporates HB 785 and is identical to SB 203.
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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
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 794 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Mar 2Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 2Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB332)
- Mar 2Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB332ER)Major
- Mar 2EnrolledMinor
- Feb 25Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 23Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 23Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- Feb 23Read third timeMinor
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB332)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Feb 20Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 20Rules suspended
- Feb 19Committee substitute printed 26108237D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Senate committee offered
- Feb 19Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 3Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 2Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 2committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 2Read second timeMinor
- Jan 30Read first timeMinor
- Jan 29Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB332)
- Jan 28Committee substitute printed 26105846D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Incorporates HB785 (Austin)
- Jan 28Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 27Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27House subcommittee offered
- Jan 23Assigned HED sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 11Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 11Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101318DIntroduced