Teacher licensure; reciprocity, spouses of Armed Forces members.
Summary
Requires the Board of Education to provide for teacher licensure by reciprocity for any spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the Commonwealth who has obtained a valid out-of-state license, with full credentials and without deficiencies, that is in force at the time the application for a Virginia license is received by the Department of Education. The bill provides that no service requirements or licensing assessments shall be required for any such individual. This bill is identical to
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
Governor
Introduced Nov 20, 2017
Last action Mar 7, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2S1
legislature
Feb 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18107484D-S1
legislature
Jan 31, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 30, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 30, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Nov 20, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
legislature
Nov 20, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100912D
legislature
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard P. Bell
RRepublican
Co
Christopher P. Stolle
RRepublican
Co
Hala S. Ayala
DDemocratic
Co
Israel O'Quinn
RRepublican
Co
James Edmunds
RRepublican
Co
Jennifer Carroll Foy
DDemocratic
Co
JB
John Bell
DDemocratic
Co
Karrie Delaney
DDemocratic
Co
Kathleen Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Kathy Tran
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
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