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2000 SESSION
HJ 159 Study; teacher shortage.
Introduced by: J. Paul Councill, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Study; teacher shortage. Directs the Commission on Educational Accountability, in cooperation with the Board of Education, the State Council of Higher Education, the Senate Committee on Finance, and the House Committee on Appropriations, to study the demand for and preparation of classroom teachers. In its deliberations, the Commission, together with the participating state agencies, shall project the number of classroom teachers needed in Virginia over the next 10 years; review the teacher education process; assess recruitment and retention efforts; evaluate procedures for awarding continuing contracts, including how Virginia may retain the most capable teachers and replace teachers who do not meet the qualifications, standards, and expectations set for teachers; consider the issues associated with compensation of teachers; determine the adequacy of pre-service and in-service professional development of teachers; and recommend ways to attract and retain an adequate supply of teachers in Virginia. Identical to SJR 248.
FULL TEXT
- 01/24/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 004456676 pdf
- 02/14/00 House: Committee substitute printed 006287676-H1 pdf
- 02/29/00 Senate: Committee substitute printed 001221676-S1 pdf
- 03/28/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ159ER) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/24/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 004456676
- 01/24/00 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/11/00 House: Reported from Rules with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/00 House: Committee substitute printed 006287676-H1
- 02/15/00 House: Taken up
- 02/15/00 House: Committee substitute agreed to 006287676-H1
- 02/15/00 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 006287676-H1
- 02/15/00 House: Agreed to by House (92-Y 5-N)
- 02/15/00 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 5-N)
- 02/15/00 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/17/00 Senate: Reading waived
- 02/17/00 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/28/00 Senate: Reported from Rules with substitute by voice vote
- 02/29/00 Senate: Committee substitute printed 001221676-S1
- 03/01/00 Senate: Reading waived, passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/00 Senate: VOTE: SUSPEND THE RULES R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/00 Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/00 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/02/00 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 001221676-S1
- 03/02/00 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 001221676-S1
- 03/02/00 Senate: Agreed to by Senate with substitute by voice vote
- 03/03/00 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/06/00 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 3-N)
- 03/06/00 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 3-N)
- 03/28/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ159ER)