School boards; employment verification, requirement.
Summary
School boards; employment verification; timing. Requires each school board to respond within 10 working days of receiving a request for employment verification of a former employee of the school board when such verification is sought by another school board. The bill defines working day as every day except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal state and federal holidays. This bill is identical to SB 441.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 5, 2024
Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2024 · House of Delegates Jan 30, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 19, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 442 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB355ER)
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Introduced
Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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