HB 2018

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 07, 2025
  • Passed House Jan 28, 2025
  • Passed Senate Feb 10, 2025
  • Signed by Governor May 02, 2025

Teachers; career and technical education, alternative pathway to provisional licensure.

Abstract

Board of Education; teacher licensure; career and technical education; alternative pathway to provisional licensure. Requires the Board of Education (the Board) to issue a provisional license to any person seeking an initial license in the Commonwealth with an endorsement in the area of career and technical education who has a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate and an industry-recognized credential, certification, or license in the area in which such person seeks an endorsement but has not completed all requirements specified in the Board's regulations for licensure to allow time for such person to complete, in lieu of the outstanding requirements specified in the Board's regulations for licensure, coursework in three areas specified in the bill. The bill directs the Board to amend its regulations as necessary in accordance with the provisions of the bill. This bill is identical to SB 879.

An Act to amend and reenact ยง 22.1-298.1, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Education; teacher licensure; career and technical education; alternative pathway to provisional licensure.

Bill Sponsors (14)

Votes


Actions


May 02, 2025

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 676 (Effective 07/01/25)

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0676)

Apr 02, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025

House

Communicated to Governor

House

Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (58-Y 36-N)

House

House rejected Governor's recommendation (22-Y 73-N)

Mar 24, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor's recommendation received by House

House

Governor's substitute printed (HB2018H2)

Feb 18, 2025

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

Feb 15, 2025

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 12, 2025

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2018ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2018)

House

Enrolled

Feb 10, 2025

Senate

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

Read third time

Feb 07, 2025

Senate

Passed by for the day

Senate

Rules suspended

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)

Feb 06, 2025

Senate

Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)

Feb 03, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2018)

Jan 29, 2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

Jan 28, 2025

House

Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)

Jan 27, 2025

House

Read second time

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute

House

Education Substitute agreed to

Jan 24, 2025

House

Read first time

Jan 22, 2025

House

Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

House

Committee substitute printed 25105686D-H1

Jan 21, 2025

House

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

Jan 20, 2025

House

Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee

Jan 14, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2018)

Jan 07, 2025

House

Referred to Committee on Education

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104399D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Chaptered HTML PDF
Governor Substitute Not Adopted HTML PDF
Governor's Recommendation HTML
Enrolled HTML PDF
Education Substitute HTML PDF
HED Sub: K-12 Subcommittee Amendments HTML
Introduced HTML PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2018) PDF PDF PDF

Sources

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