Education preparation programs; teacher licensure, certain instruction or training.
Summary
Education preparation programs; teacher licensure; certain training or instruction. Requires education preparation programs offered by public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education to ensure that, as a condition of degree completion, each student enrolled in the education preparation program receives instruction on positive behavior interventions and supports; crisis prevention and de-escalation; the use of physical restraint and seclusion, consistent with regulations of the Board of Education; and appropriate alternative methods to reduce and prevent the need for the use of physical restraint and seclusion. The bill requires every person seeking initial licensure as a teacher who has not received such instruction to receive instruction or training on such topics. The bill requires the Board of Education to adopt regulations to implement the foregoing requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 8, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2020
How they voted
28–12
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 3, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
63% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Apr 8, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 870 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB894H1
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107488D-H1
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103685D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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