Teachers, qualified; Department of Education and SCHEV, report. (HJ558)

Introduced By

Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg) with support from co-patron Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate

Description

SCHEV; analysis of teacher shortage; report. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to anlyze the teacher shortage in the Commonwealth in consultation with the Virginia Community College System, the Department of Education, and the Virginia School Boards Association. The Council is required to examine the causes of the teacher shortage in general, as well as shortages within specific teaching endorsement areas, and to develop strategies to mitigate such shortages. Read the Bill »

Status

02/24/2015: Passed the Senate

History

DateAction
01/07/2015Committee
01/07/2015Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100631D
01/07/2015Referred to Committee on Rules
01/27/2015Assigned Rules sub: Studies
01/29/2015Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 1-N)
02/06/2015Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2015Committee substitute printed 15104583D-H1
02/09/2015Taken up
02/09/2015Committee substitute agreed to 15104583D-H1
02/09/2015Engrossed by House - committee substitute HJ558H1
02/09/2015Agreed to by House BLOCK VOTE (92-Y 0-N)
02/09/2015VOTE: BLOCK VOTE ADOPTION (92-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2015Reading waived
02/10/2015Referred to Committee on Rules
02/20/2015Reported from Rules
02/23/2015Reading waived (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2015Read third time
02/24/2015Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
02/25/2015Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ558ER)

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 55 seconds.