SB 1230: Public schools; temporarily employed teachers, rules and requirements, extension of time limitation. - Virginia

Education and Health Substitute → Chaptered · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill formalizes the status of SB 1230 by converting it from a Senate substitute amendment into an officially enacted chapter of the Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content of the bill regarding temporarily employed teachers remains largely unchanged, though minor text adjustments were made to clarify certain provisions.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to govern temporarily employed teachers in Virginia public schools under the same conditions as before.

TECHNICAL

The bill was converted from a Senate substitute amendment to an officially enacted chapter (Chapter 468) with approval date March 24, 2025, making it permanent law rather than a proposed substitute.

Minor formatting and spacing adjustments were made throughout the document to align with official legislative formatting standards.

REQUIREMENT

A minor clarification was added to the licensure timeline provision, changing 'by or after July 1' to 'by or after a specific date, such as July 1' to allow local school boards flexibility in setting alternative dates.

SEH Sub: Public Education Substitute → Education and Health Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated with formatting changes and a significant policy modification to teacher qualification requirements. The date of consideration changed from January 23 to January 30, 2025, and the bill now includes page numbers and line numbers for legislative tracking. Most importantly, the qualifications for temporarily employed teachers filling vacancies for more than 90 days were modified to clarify that those without a baccalaureate degree cannot apply for provisional licenses or have held active teaching licenses in the past 10 years, unless approved by the Superintendent.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same, focusing on temporarily employed teachers in Virginia public schools, but the qualification thresholds for long-term substitutes were clarified and restricted.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed the teaching days threshold from 90 to 180 days for temporary employment before requiring Superintendent approval, though the text shows '90 180' indicating both numbers may apply or there was a drafting error.

Added new restrictions stating that temporarily employed teachers filling vacancies for more than 90 days for non-technical courses cannot apply for provisional licenses or have held active professional teaching licenses within the past 10 years unless approved by the Superintendent.

TECHNICAL

Added page numbers and line numbers throughout the document for legislative tracking and formatting purposes.

TIMELINE

Updated the 'Offered for Consideration' date from January 23, 2025 to January 30, 2025.

Enrolled → SEH Sub: Public Education Substitute · 2 edits

MINOR

This bill was converted from an Enrolled Act to a Substitute Bill, indicating it is now being reconsidered by the Senate Committee on Education and Health rather than being finalized. The substantive policy content regarding teacher employment qualifications and contract requirements remains largely the same, though some text was reformatted for the substitute version.

TECHNICAL

The bill format changed from Enrolled Act to Senate Substitute Bill, indicating it is being returned to committee for further consideration rather than being enacted into law.

Minor text formatting changes were made to align the bill with Senate substitute formatting standards, including line breaks and page numbering adjustments.

Introduced → Enrolled · 5 edits · Mar 24, 2025

MODERATE

This bill expands requirements for temporarily employed teachers in Virginia public schools, adding new qualifications for long-term substitutes and requiring school boards to create professional development and mentoring plans for those filling vacancies beyond 90 days. It also mandates annual reporting on these teachers to track their employment and licensure status.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include additional requirements for school boards regarding long-term substitute teachers, including professional development plans and reporting obligations.

ELIGIBILITY

Raised the maximum teaching days for temporary vacancy filling from 90 to 180 days, unless approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction on a case-by-case basis.

REQUIREMENT

Added new requirements that temporarily employed teachers filling vacancies for more than 90 days must hold a baccalaureate degree and meet specific licensure history qualifications for non-technical courses.

Requires school boards to execute professional development plans with temporarily employed teachers filling vacancies for more than 90 days, including mentoring, coaching, and licensure timeline strategies.

ENFORCEMENT

Mandates annual reporting by October 1 to the Department of Education on data regarding temporarily employed teachers filling vacancies for more than 90 days, including school location, grade level/subject, and licensure eligibility status.

TIMELINE

Added a sunset provision requiring the entire act to expire on July 1, 2027.

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