Josh Thomas
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 21
Primary
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. This bill is identical to SB 822.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-298.8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public elementary and secondary school teachers; certain training activities; requirements and limitations.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0477)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 477 (Effective 07/01/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1626ER)
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1626)
Enrolled
Conference substitute printed 25107857D-H2
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
Amended by conference committee
Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Reading of substitute waived
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)
Senate requested conference committee
Conferees appointed by House
Delegates: Thomas, Simonds, Cherry
House acceded to request
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senators: VanValkenburg, Pekarsky, Craig
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1626)
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 25107243D-S1
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
Education Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read second time
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 25104836D-H1
Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1626)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1626)
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
Referred to Committee on Education
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102022D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Chaptered | HTML PDF |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Conference Report | HTML |
| Conference Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Education and Health Substitute | HTML PDF HTML PDF |
| Education Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1626) | PDF PDF PDF PDF |
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