SJ 15 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Teacher licensing process; Department of Education to study.

Summary

Study; Department of Education to study teacher licensing process; report. Requests the Department of Education to study the teacher licensure process and the assessment requirements therein for any inherent biases that may prevent minority teacher candidates from entering the profession. The provisions of the resolution are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2019

Committee Review

Mar 2020

Senate Passage

Mar 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2020

Governor

Introduced Dec 30, 2019 Last action Mar 5, 2020

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2020

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 5, 2020

Senate · Amendment offered

House amendment agreed to by Senate by voice vote

Mar 5, 2020

Senate · Passed

Passed by temporarily

Mar 4, 2020

House of Delegates · Amendment offered

Agreed to by House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (90-Y 2-N)

Mar 4, 2020

House of Delegates · Amendment offered

Engrossed by House as amended

Mar 4, 2020

House of Delegates · Reported by committee

Committee amendment agreed to

Mar 4, 2020

House of Delegates · Passed

Passed by temporarily

Feb 28, 2020

House of Delegates · Reported by committee

Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

Feb 27, 2020

House of Delegates · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Feb 27, 2020

House of Delegates · Reported by committee

Reported from Rules with amendment (18-Y 0-N)

Feb 19, 2020

House of Delegates · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee on Rules

Feb 10, 2020

Senate · Passed

Read third time and agreed to by Senate by voice vote

Feb 10, 2020

Senate · Passed

Passed by temporarily

Feb 7, 2020

Senate · Amendment offered

Engrossed by Senate as amended SJ15E

Feb 7, 2020

Senate · Reported by committee

Committee amendments agreed to

Feb 7, 2020

Senate · Amendment offered

Reading of amendments waived

Feb 5, 2020

Senate · Reported by committee

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (16-Y 0-N)

Jan 31, 2020

Senate · Referred to committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Jan 31, 2020

Senate · Reported by committee

Reported from Rules

Dec 30, 2019

Senate · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee on Rules

Dec 30, 2019

Senate · Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101660D

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors