Teach for America; creates two-year provisional license for participants. (HB2084)
Introduced By
Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) with support from 6 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Rob Krupicka (D-Alexandria), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-Oak Hill), Del. Randy Minchew (R-Leesburg), Del. David Ramadan (R-South Riding), Del. Michael Webert (R-Marshall)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Teacher licensure; Teach for America license. Creates a two-year provisional license for participants in Teach for America, a nationwide nonprofit organization focused on closing the achievement gaps among students in low-income areas, who meet certain criteria, including having an offer of employment from a school division in the Commonwealth. The Board of Education may extend each Teach for America license for one additional year and may issue each licensee a renewable license upon completion of two full years of teaching experience, satisfaction of all other requirements for such a license, achievement of satisfactory scores on all professional teachers assessments required by the Board, and achievement of satisfactory end-of-year evaluations. The bill also provides for reciprocity to Teach for America teachers in other states upon satisfaction of certain conditions. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2013 | Committee |
01/09/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101503D |
01/09/2013 | Referred to Committee on Education |
01/14/2013 | Assigned Education sub: Teachers and Admin. Action |
01/17/2013 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) |
01/18/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2084) |
01/21/2013 | Reported from Education (17-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/22/2013 | Read first time |
01/23/2013 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/24/2013 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
01/24/2013 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/25/2013 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/07/2013 | Reported from Education and Health (11-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2013 | Read third time |
02/11/2013 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2013 | Enrolled |
02/15/2013 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2084ER) |
02/15/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2084ER) |
02/15/2013 | Signed by Speaker |
02/18/2013 | Signed by President |
03/16/2013 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 440 (effective 7/1/13) |
03/16/2013 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0440) |