VirginiaDOC; functional literacy program for inmates, etc.
What it does
Department of Corrections; functional literacy program for inmates; data sharing and tracking; salary schedules for teachers; Virginia Prison Education Task Force established; report. Requires the Superintendent employed by the Director of Corrections to (i) include in the functional literacy program for inmates developed pursuant to applicable law evidence-based literacy instruction, as defined in accordance with applicable law; (ii) share data with (a) the state entity that oversees the management, direction, and governance of the Commonwealth's education and workforce data for the purpose of developing educational, health, social service, and employment outcome data and improving the efficacy of state services and (b) the Virginia Community College System necessary for comprehensive community colleges to apply for and maintain eligibility as Federal Pell Grant-eligible prison education programs; and (iii) track and publicly report at least annually the number of incarcerated individuals eligible for, enrolled in, and waitlisted for the functional literacy program. The bill also establishes the Virginia Prison Education Task Force for the purpose of implementing a consistent education program across all state correctional facilities operated by the Department.
More detail
The bill requires the Task Force to complete its work by July 1, 2030. Finally, the bill requires the Department of Education to, by November 1, 2025, (a) review and update the salary schedules for teachers licensed by the Board of Education and employed by the Department of Corrections to provide instruction in the schools of the correctional centers to be competitive with those in effect for the school division in which the correctional facility is located and (b) make recommendations for the inclusion of such teacher salary increases in the appropriation act.
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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
- May 2Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinLatest
- Apr 2Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025To Governor
- Vote recorded Passed by for the day. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2Communicated to Governor
- Apr 2Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
- Mar 24Governor Glenn Youngkin's recommendation received by HouseMinor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025Minor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2158)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2158ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 28Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2158)
- Feb 21Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by House (81-Y 13-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 21Conference report agreed to by House (81-Y 13-N)Minor
- Feb 21Conference substitute printed 25107863D-H1
- Feb 21Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Senators: Hashmi, Bagby, Pillion
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Reconsideration of Passed Senate with substitute block vote agreed to (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 20Delegates: Carr, Rasoul, Coyner
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 20House acceded to request
- Feb 20Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 20Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 20Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)
- Feb 20Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 20Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 20Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Feb 20Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 20Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 20Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 20Education and Health Amendments rejectedMinor
- Feb 20Read third timeMinor
- Feb 19Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 17Committee substitute printed 25107611D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 13Reported from Education and Health with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2158)
- Feb 10Assigned Education sub: Higher EducationMinor
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (81-Y 18-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (81-Y 18-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Printed as engrossed 25104313D-E
- Feb 3Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2158)
- Feb 3Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 3Education Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Jan 31Read first timeMinor
- Jan 29Reported from Education with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Assigned Educ sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 7Introduced bill reprinted 25104313D
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104313DIntroduced