SB 324 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

School bus drivers; critical shortages.

Summary

School bus drivers; critical shortages. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the assistance of each school board or division superintendent, to survey each local school division to identify critical shortages of school bus drivers by geographic area and local school division and to report any such critical shortage to each local school division and to the Virginia Retirement System. The bill permits any school bus driver hired by a local school board in any geographic area or school division in which a critical shortage of school bus drivers has been so identified to elect to continue to receive a service retirement allowance during such employment if the driver meets certain other conditions. This bill is identical to HB 351.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2020

Signed into Law

Mar 2020

Introduced Jan 6, 2020 Signed Mar 23, 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

Key actions

Committee

Mar 23, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 437 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Mar 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 25, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 18, 2020

Committee

Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government

lower

Feb 17, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Feb 17, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 12, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

lower

Feb 6, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 6, 2020

Upper · Passed

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB324S1

upper

Feb 6, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20105270D-S1

upper

Feb 4, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 23, 2020

Committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

upper

Jan 23, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 14, 2020

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Public Education

upper

Jan 6, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Jan 6, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104144D

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor