Schuyler VanValkenburg
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 16
Primary
Department of Human Resource Management; hiring on the basis of direct experience. Prohibits any state agency from requiring as a condition of eligibility for hire to a position in state employment that an applicant have a baccalaureate degree. The bill provides an exception to such prohibition if the knowledge, skills, or abilities required for the position for which an applicant is applying can only reasonably be obtained, as determined by the appointing authority, through a course of study in pursuit of, and culminating in the award of, a baccalaureate degree. This bill is identical to HB 1611.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 12 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-1214, relating to Department of Human Resource Management; hiring on the basis of direct experience.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 492 (Effective 07/01/25)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0492)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1014)
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1014ER)
Enrolled
Passed House (94-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Read second time
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1014)
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104524D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Chaptered | HTML PDF |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1014) | PDF PDF |
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