Dentistry; license to teach, foreign dental program graduates.
Summary
License to teach dentistry; foreign dental program graduates. Allows the Board of Dentistry to grant, without examination,a faculty license to teach dentistry in an accredited dental programto a graduate of a dental school or college or the dental departmentof an institution of higher education in a foreign country that hasbeen granted a certification letter from the dean or program directorof an accredited dental program confirming that the applicant hasclinical competency and clinical experience that meet the credentialingstandards of the dental school with which the applicant is to beaffiliated. The provisions of the bill expire on July 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Signed Apr 7, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 1, 2022
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2022
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Apr 7, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 145 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100987D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Todd Pillion
RRepublican
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