2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2018: Teachers; career and technical education, alternative pathway to provisional licensure.

Legislative Summary

Board of Education; teacher licensure; career and technical education; alternative pathway to provisional licensure. Requires the Board of Education (the Board) to issue a provisional license to any person seeking an initial license in the Commonwealth with an endorsement in the area of career and technical education who has a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate and an industry-recognized credential, certification, or license in the area in which such person seeks an endorsement but has not completed all requirements specified in the Board's regulations for licensure to allow time for such person to complete, in lieu of the outstanding requirements specified in the Board's regulations for licensure, coursework in three areas specified in the bill. The bill directs the Board to amend its regulations as necessary in accordance with the provisions of the bill. This bill is identical to SB 879.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104399D
House of Delegates
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Education
House of Delegates
1/14/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2018)
House of Delegates
1/20/2025
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105686D-H1
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Education Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/29/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/3/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2018)
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/7/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/7/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/7/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/10/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/10/2025
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/12/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2018ER)
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2018)
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/15/2025
Signed by President
Senate
2/18/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Governor's recommendation received by House
3/24/2025
Governor's substitute printed (HB2018H2)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
House rejected Governor's recommendation (22-Y 73-N)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (58-Y 36-N)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Communicated to Governor
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025

Amendments

HED Sub: K-12 Subcommittee Amendments

HED Sub: K-12 Subcommittee Amendments

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (58-Y 36-N)
4/2/2025
58
Yea
36
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
House rejected Governor's recommendation (22-Y 73-N)
4/2/2025
22
Yea
73
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: FAILED
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/10/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
2/7/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
2/6/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
1/22/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
1/21/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(2/12/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/25/202559.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/25/202559.4 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/12/202557.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/21/202558.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/7/202563.0 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/12/2025108.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/3/2025107.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/14/2025113.8 KB