HB 1555 Virginia House of Delegates · 2017 Regular Session

Agency directors; human resource training and agency succession planning.

Summary
Directs the Department of Human Resource Management (the Department) to administer training programs to familiarize agency directors with state human resource policies, such as compensation management, benefits administration, and resources available at the Department. The bill requires (i) the Department to offer training programs at least twice per year, (ii) each agency director to attend a training program with the agency chief human resource officer within six months after the director's appointment and thereafter at least once every four years, (iii) the agency chief human resource officer to provide subsequent training on agency-specific human resource policies, and (iv) each agency director to develop and submit annually to the Department an agency succession plan for key personnel, executive positions, and employees nearing retirement. The bill also requires public institutions of higher education to prepare a succession plan for presentation to the board of visitors with a copy to the Department.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2016
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Dec 29, 2016 Signed Mar 16, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
6
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Mar 16, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 527 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 21, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1555H1
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104801D-H1
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
legislature
Dec 29, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Dec 29, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103358D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Lee Ware
RRepublican
VA
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