SB 98 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Public elementary & secondary school teachers; probationary term of service, performance evaluation.

Summary

Public elementary and secondary school teachers; probationary term of service; performance evaluation. Removes (i) the option for local school boards to extend the three-year probationary term of service for teachers by up to two additional years and (ii) the prohibition against school boards reemploying any teacher whose performance evaluation during the probationary term of service is unsatisfactory. This bill is identical to HB 365.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2019

Committee Review

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Jan 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Mar 2020

Introduced Dec 5, 2019 Signed Mar 6, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2020

How they voted

27–13

Passed

Total votes 40

Jan 28, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

6 Yea 13 Nay

68% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 6, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 167 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Feb 20, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed House (65-Y 32-N)

lower

Feb 17, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Education (17-Y 5-N)

lower

Feb 3, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

lower

Jan 28, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)

upper

Jan 28, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N)

upper

Jan 23, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)

upper

Jan 9, 2020

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Public Education

upper

Dec 5, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Dec 5, 2019

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102414D

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor