Teachers of online courses and college partnership laboratory schools; background checks. (HB577)

Introduced By

Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton) with support from co-patrons Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. David Ramadan (R-South Riding), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), and Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach)

Progress

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

Description

Teachers of online courses and college partnership laboratory schools; background checks.  Clarifies that teachers of online courses and in college partnership laboratory schools shall, as a condition of employment requiring direct contact with students, provide written consent and the necessary personal information to obtain a search of the registry of founded complaints of child abuse and neglect maintained by the Department of Social Services. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2012Committee
01/10/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103768D
01/10/2012Referred to Committee on Education
01/18/2012Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/19/2012Read first time
01/20/2012Read second time and engrossed
01/23/2012Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
01/23/2012VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/24/2012Constitutional reading dispensed
01/24/2012Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/16/2012Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2012Read third time
02/20/2012Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2012Impact statement from DPB (HB577)
02/23/2012Enrolled
02/23/2012Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB577ER)
02/23/2012Impact statement from DPB (HB577ER)
02/23/2012Signed by Speaker
02/23/2012Signed by President
03/08/2012G Approved by Governor-Chapter 170 (effective 7/1/12)
03/08/2012G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0170)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 40 seconds.