HB 677 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Public Instruction, Superintendent of; employment of certified school library specialists.

Summary
Superintendent of Public Instruction; employment of certified school library specialists. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ in the Department of Education at least one certified school library specialist who fulfills several duties enumerated in the bill, including providing leadership and technical assistance with the implementation and use of information literacy skills to support student achievement for local school divisions, Department staff, and other stakeholders and directing the implementation of state and national school library standards and consulting with and providing technical assistance to local school divisions relating to such standards.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Nov 19, 2024
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024

How they voted

6336
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 100
Feb 13, 2024
D Democratic51
51 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican49
12 Yea 36 Nay 1
73% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
15
Amendments
2
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (63-Y 36-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 36-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB677E
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (14-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (17-Y 5-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors