HB 979

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 12, 2022
  • Passed House Feb 08, 2022
  • Passed Senate Feb 21, 2022
  • Signed by Governor Apr 11, 2022

Provisional teacher licensure; teachers licensed or certified outside of the United States.

Abstract

Board of Education; provisional teacher licensure; teachers licensed or certified outside of the United States. Permits the Board of Education to provide for the issuance of a provisional license, valid for a period not to exceed three years, to any individual who has held within the last five years a valid and officially issued and recognized license or certification to teach issued by an entity outside of the United States but does not meet the requirements for a renewable license if the individual's license or certification to teach has been evaluated and verified by an entity approved by the Department of Education. This bill is identical to SB 68.

Board of Education; provisional teacher licensure; teachers licensed or certified outside of the United States. Requires the Board of Education to provide for the issuance of a provisional license, valid for a period not to exceed three years, to any individual who has held within the last seven years a valid and officially issued and recognized license or certification to teach issued by an entity outside of the United States but does not meet the requirements for a renewable license.

Board of Education; provisional teacher licensure;teachers licensed or certified outside of the United States. Requiresthe Board of Education to provide for the issuance of a provisionallicense, valid for a period not to exceed three years, to any individualwho holds a valid and officially issued and recognized license orcertification to teach issued by an entity outside of the UnitedStates but does not meet the requirements for a renewable license.

Bill Sponsors (5)

Votes


Actions


Apr 11, 2022

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 656 (effective 7/1/22)

Mar 22, 2022

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022

House

Signed by Speaker

Mar 21, 2022

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB979ER)

Senate

Signed by President

House

Enrolled

Mar 11, 2022

House

Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)

Senate

Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

House

VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)

Mar 10, 2022

House

Conference substitute printed 22107760D-H1

Virginia General Assembly

Amended by conference committee

Mar 07, 2022

House

Conferees appointed by House

Mar 01, 2022

Senate

Conferees appointed by Senate

Feb 28, 2022

House

House acceded to request

Feb 27, 2022

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB979S1)

Feb 25, 2022

Senate

Senate requested conference committee

Senate

Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 23, 2022

House

VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 100-N)

House

Senate substitute rejected by House 22106671D-S1 (0-Y 100-N)

Feb 21, 2022

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 22106671D-S1

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB979S1

Senate

Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 18, 2022

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

Feb 17, 2022

Senate

Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

Senate

Committee substitute printed 22106671D-S1

Feb 10, 2022

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB979E)

Feb 09, 2022

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Feb 08, 2022

House

VOTE: Passage (95-Y 3-N)

House

Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N)

Feb 07, 2022

House

Committee amendment agreed to

House

Printed as engrossed 22103549D-E

House

Engrossed by House as amended HB979E

House

Read second time

Feb 04, 2022

House

Read first time

Feb 02, 2022

House

Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)

Jan 26, 2022

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 24, 2022

House

Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood/Innovation

Jan 20, 2022

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB979)

Jan 12, 2022

House

Referred to Committee on Education

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103549D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103549D PDF HTML
Printed as engrossed 22103549D-E PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 22106671D-S1 PDF HTML
Conference substitute printed 22107760D-H1 PDF HTML
HB979ER PDF HTML
CHAP0656 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB979FER122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB979FS1122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB979FE122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB979F122.PDF PDF
Amendment: HB979AH HTML
Amendment: HB979AC HTML

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