Energy career cluster; Department of Education, et al., to establish, report.
Summary
Requires the Department of Education, in consultation with representatives from pertinent industries such as renewable energy, natural gas, nuclear energy, coal, and oil, to establish an energy career cluster. The bill requires the Department of Education to base the knowledge and skill sets contained in such energy career cluster on the energy industry competency and credential models developed by the Center for Energy Workforce Development in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor. The bill further requires the Department of Education to report to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than December 1, 2019, on its progress toward establishing such energy career cluster. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 7, 2019
Signed Mar 12, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2019 · House of Delegates Jan 28, 2019
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 15, 2019
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Mar 12, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 370 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 15, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-0)
senate
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 28, 2019
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-0)
house of delegates
Jan 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 7, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103837D
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
T. Scott Garrett
RRepublican
Co
Brenda L. Pogge
RRepublican
Co
Glenn R. Davis
RRepublican
Co
Gordon C. Helsel, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
Lamont Bagby
DDemocratic
Co
Mark L. Keam
DDemocratic
Co
Michael P. Mullin
DDemocratic
Co
R. Steven Landes
RRepublican
Co
Richard P. Bell
RRepublican
Co
Roxann Robinson
RRepublican
Co
Schuyler VanValkenburg
DDemocratic
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