Teachers, public school; grounds for dismissal.
Summary
Dismissal of teachers; grounds; incompetency.Removes receipt of one or more unsatisfactory performance evaluationsfrom the list of factors that "incompetency" may be construed toinclude for the purpose of establishing grounds for the dismissal of public school teachers.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Signed Mar 2, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Mar 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 56 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (57-Y 42-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB570H1
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20105738D-H1
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Pre-K-12
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101537D
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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