Professional librarians; qualifications. (HB382)

Introduced By

Del. Terrie Suit (R-Virginia Beach)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Professional librarians; qualifications. Provides that public libraries serving a political subdivision or subdivisions having a population greater than 13,000 and libraries operated by the Commonwealth or under its authority shall not employ, in the position of librarian or in any other full-time professional librarian position, a person who does not meet the qualifications established by the State Library Board. Currently such public libraries cannot use funds derived from any state aid to employ a professional librarian who does not meet the qualifications established by the State Library Board. The bill provides that it applies to any person employed on or after July 1, 2006. Read the Bill »

Status

04/04/2006: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/06/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 060895520
01/06/2006Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/18/2006Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: #2 FOIA/Procurement (Marshall, D.)
02/09/2006Reported from General Laws with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
02/11/2006Read first time
02/13/2006Read second time
02/13/2006Committee amendment agreed to
02/13/2006Engrossed by House as amended HB382E
02/13/2006Printed as engrossed 060895520-E
02/14/2006Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/14/2006VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
02/14/2006Communicated to Senate
02/15/2006Constitutional reading dispensed
02/15/2006Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/22/2006Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
02/24/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/24/2006VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
02/27/2006Read third time
02/27/2006Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/27/2006Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/27/2006VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
03/06/2006Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB382ER)
03/07/2006Enrolled
03/07/2006Signed by Speaker
03/08/2006Signed by President
04/04/2006G Approved by Governor-Chapter 539 (effective 7/1/06)
04/12/2006G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0539)