Virginia Senate Bill 879
Session 2025
Teachers; career and technical education, alternative pathway to provisional licensure.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 2, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
879
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
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 HB 2018.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-298.1, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Education; teacher licensure; career and technical education; alternative pathway to provisional licensure.
Chaptered
Governor Substitute Not Adopted
Governor's Recommendation
Enrolled
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB879)
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05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0682)
05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 682 (Effective 07/01/25)
04/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
04/02/2025
Senate
Communicated to Governor
04/02/2025
Senate
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
03/24/2025
Senate
Governor's substitute printed (SB879S1)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
03/03/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
03/03/2025
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
02/22/2025
Senate
Signed by President
02/19/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
02/19/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB879)
02/19/2025
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB879ER)
02/19/2025
Senate
Enrolled
02/17/2025
House
Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
02/17/2025
House
Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
02/17/2025
House
Passed House (95-Y 0-N)
02/17/2025
House
Read third time
02/14/2025
House
Read second time
02/12/2025
House
Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
02/06/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Education
02/06/2025
House
Read first time
02/06/2025
House
Placed on Calendar
02/03/2025
Senate
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/03/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading)
02/03/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
02/03/2025
Senate
Read second time and engrossed
01/31/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
01/31/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
01/31/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
01/30/2025
Senate
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
01/23/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB879)
01/23/2025
Senate
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
01/03/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/03/2025
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101163D
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Record Created
Jan 7, 2025 2:19:53 AM
Record Updated
Sep 1, 2025 1:26:44 PM