SB 167 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Teachers, public school; grounds for dismissal.

Summary

Dismissal of teachers; grounds; incompetency.Removes receipt of one or more unsatisfactory performance evaluationsfrom the list of factors that "incompetency" may be construed toinclude for the purpose of establishing grounds for the dismissalof public school teachers.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2019

Committee Review

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Jan 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Mar 2020

Introduced Dec 19, 2019 Signed Mar 6, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2020

How they voted

23–17

Passed

Total votes 40

Jan 28, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

2 Yea 17 Nay

89% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 6, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 168 (effective 7/1/20)

Feb 20, 2020

House of Delegates · Passed

Passed House (56-Y 42-N)

Feb 17, 2020

House of Delegates · Reported by committee

Reported from Education (14-Y 8-N)

Feb 3, 2020

House of Delegates · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee on Education

Jan 28, 2020

Senate · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)

Jan 27, 2020

Senate · Amendment offered

Engrossed by Senate as amended SB167E

Jan 27, 2020

Senate · Reported by committee

Committee amendments agreed to

Jan 27, 2020

Senate · Amendment offered

Reading of amendments waived

Jan 23, 2020

Senate · Reported by committee

Reported from Education and Health with amendments (9-Y 6-N)

Jan 14, 2020

Senate · Referred to committee

Assigned Education sub: Public Education

Dec 19, 2019

Senate · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Dec 19, 2019

Senate · Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102273D

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors