SJ 15 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Teacher licensing process; Department of Education to study.

Summary

Study; Department of Education to study teacher licensing process; report. Requests the Department of Education to study the teacher licensure process and the assessment requirements therein for any inherent biases that may prevent minority teacher candidates from entering the profession. The provisions of the resolution are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2019

Committee Review

Mar 2020

Senate Passage

Mar 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2020

Governor

Introduced Dec 30, 2019 Last action Mar 5, 2020

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2020

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 5, 2020

Introduced

House amendment agreed to by Senate by voice vote

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Mar 5, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed by temporarily

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Mar 4, 2020

Introduced

Agreed to by House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (90-Y 2-N)

lower

Mar 4, 2020

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended

lower

Mar 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee amendment agreed to

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Mar 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed by temporarily

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Feb 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

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Feb 27, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

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Feb 27, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Rules with amendment (18-Y 0-N)

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Feb 19, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rules

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Feb 10, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and agreed to by Senate by voice vote

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Feb 10, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed by temporarily

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Feb 7, 2020

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended SJ15E

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Feb 7, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee amendments agreed to

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Feb 7, 2020

Introduced

Reading of amendments waived

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Feb 5, 2020

Upper · Passed

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

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Jan 31, 2020

Committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

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Jan 31, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Rules

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Dec 30, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rules

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Dec 30, 2019

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101660D

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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors