Public school teacher licensure requirement; comprehensive review of alt. licensure pathway, report.
Summary
Department of Education; public school teacher licensure requirements; comprehensive review of alternative licensure pathways; stakeholder work group; report. Directs the Department of Education (the Department) to convene a stakeholder work group to conduct a comprehensive review of the alternative licensure pathways, as that term is defined in the bill, available to public school teachers in the Commonwealth and make recommendations on improving the quality, efficacy, and outcomes of such alternative licensure pathways. The bill directs the Department to submit to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health (i) by October 1, 2026, an interim report on the preliminary findings and initial recommendations of the work group and (ii) by October 1, 2027, a final report on the findings and recommendations of the work group.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions
Finance and Appropriations Substitute
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Enrolled
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3 edits
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Mar 31, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized as an Enrolled Act, removing draft metadata and adding official legislative language. The substantive policy content regarding the creation of a stakeholder work group to review teacher licensure pathways remains unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to section references.
Scope change
No change in the bill's scope or applicability; the core mandate to review alternative teacher licensure pathways is identical.
TECHNICAL
Removed draft headers, bill numbers, and committee attribution indicating this was a Senate substitute version.
Added official Enrolled Act title, chapter designation, and approval status language.
Adjusted spacing and formatting in section references (e.g., adding spaces before section numbers) for the final enrolled version.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 11, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 11, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 891 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB450ER)
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2026
Committee
Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Rereferred from Education and Health to Rules (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lamont Bagby
DDemocratic
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