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SB 142STATE · VirginiaIntroduced

Public school teachers; licensure requirements, issuance of a one-year local eligibility license.

Voted 4/17/2024

Summary

Public school teachers; licensure requirements; one-yearlocal eligibility license; alternate routes and flexibility; report. Requiresthe Board of Education to include in its teacher licensure regulations provisions authorizing each school board to, upon recommendation of the division superintendent or the school board and in accordance with the criteria set forth in the bill, issue a one-year, nonrenewable local eligibility license that is only valid within the issuing school division to any individual who (i) received a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, (ii) has experience or training in a subject or content area as the school board and division superintendent may deem appropriate for the applicable teaching position or endorsement area, and (iii) is not seeking to provide instruction in special education or eligible for collegiate professional or postgraduate professional licensure. The bill establishes several requirements, criteria, and conditions relating to a local eligibility license. Finally, the bill requires the Board of Education to convene a work group to make recommendations on revising teacher licensure requirements to ensure the Commonwealth has the highest standards in the country for training and qualifications of its teaching workforce and rigorous alternative routes to licensure to improve recruitment and retention of highly trained teaching candidates. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2030.

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Roll-call record

How representatives voted

275 yea·21 nay·6 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/17/2024Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
  2. 4/17/2024Communicated to Governor
  3. 4/17/2024Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
  4. 4/8/2024Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  5. 3/11/2024Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
  6. 3/11/2024Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
  7. 3/9/2024Signed by President
  8. 3/8/2024Enrolled
  9. 3/8/2024Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB142ER)
  10. 3/8/2024Impact statement from DPB (SB142ER)