Deaf and the Blind, Virginia School for the; background checks for all applicants for employment. (SB825)

Introduced By

Sen. John Bell (D-Chantilly) with support from co-patron Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D-Midlothian)

Progress

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

Description

Public schools; background checks; Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind. Provides that the Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind is deemed a governmental entity for the purpose of receiving from the Central Criminal Records Exchange criminal history record information pertaining to an application for employment. The bill also provides that the Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind is subject to the same requirement of each local school board that all applicants for employment as instructional personnel at such school, or for employment as a contractor who shall have direct contact with students on school property during regular school hours or during school-sponsored activities, be required to provide data on prior convictions for certain crimes and submit to fingerprinting for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information on such applicants. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/21/2022Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102690D
12/21/2022Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/12/2023Impact statement from DPB (SB825)
01/25/2023Assigned Education sub: Public Education
01/26/2023Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/02/2023Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2023Committee substitute printed 23105511D-S1
02/03/2023Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2023Read second time
02/06/2023Reading of substitute waived
02/06/2023Committee substitute agreed to 23105511D-S1
02/06/2023Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB825S1
02/06/2023Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2023Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2023Placed on Calendar
02/10/2023Read first time
02/10/2023Referred to Committee on Education
02/10/2023Assigned Education sub: K-12
02/12/2023Impact statement from DPB (SB825S1)
02/14/2023Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/15/2023Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2023Read second time
02/20/2023Passed by for the day
02/21/2023House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/21/2023Read third time
02/21/2023Amendment by Delegate Davis agreed to
02/21/2023Engrossed by House as amended
02/21/2023Passed House with amendment (98-Y 1-N)
02/21/2023VOTE: Passage (98-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2023House amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2023House insisted on amendment
02/23/2023House requested conference committee
02/23/2023Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2023Conferees appointed by Senate
02/23/2023Senators: Bell, Hashmi, Pillion
02/23/2023Conferees appointed by House
02/23/2023Delegates: Davis, Tata, Subramanyam
02/24/2023C Amended by conference committee
02/24/2023Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2023Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
02/24/2023VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2023Enrolled
03/07/2023Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB825ER)
03/08/2023Signed by President
03/08/2023Signed by Speaker
03/13/2023Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
03/13/2023G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
03/13/2023Impact statement from DPB (SB825ER)
03/26/2023G Approved by Governor-Chapter 670 (effective 7/1/23)
03/26/2023G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0670)