VirginiaPublic elementary & secondary school teachers; certain training activities, requirements, etc.
What it does
Public elementary and secondary school teachers; certain training activities; requirements and limitations. Prohibits any public elementary or secondary school teacher from being required to participate in any non-academic training activity, as that term is defined in the bill, more frequently than once within six months of employment with the applicable school board and once every five years thereafter, except in the case of certain training relating to secure mandatory test violations upon determination by the school board or division superintendent that additional training is necessary. The bill also provides that the total frequency and duration of non-academic training activities in which each such teacher is required to participate pursuant to state law or regulation or policy or regulation of the applicable school board shall not exceed 25 hours every five years.
More detail
This bill is identical to HB 1626.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 489 (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 (SB822)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB822ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 21Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 1-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 21Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 21Conference substitute printed 25107825D-S3
- Feb 21Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Delegates: Thomas, Simonds, Cherry
- Vote recorded Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 20Senators: VanValkenburg, Pekarsky, Craig
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 20Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 19House requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 19House insisted on substituteMajor
- Feb 18House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
- Vote recorded House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N). Result: fail.Upper
- Feb 17Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed House (95-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 17Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- Feb 17Passed House with substitute (95-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Feb 17Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 17Education Substitute agreed to
- Feb 17Read third timeMinor
- Feb 14Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB822)
- Feb 12Committee substitute printed 25106936D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB822)
- Feb 7Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Feb 7Read first timeMinor
- Feb 7Placed on Calendar
- Feb 4Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 4Rules suspended
- Feb 4Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 4Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 4Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 4Education and Health Substitute rejected
- Feb 4Read second timeMinor
- Feb 3Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 3Rules suspended
- Jan 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB822)
- Jan 31Committee substitute printed 25106561D-S2Major
- Jan 30Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Committee substitute printed 25104899D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 16Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB822)
- Jan 16Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- 2024
- Dec 31Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Dec 31Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100075DIntroduced