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SB 349 Teacher licensure; requirements for license, provisional license, etc.
Introduced by: Mark J. Peake | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Teacher licensure. Makes several changes to the teacher licensure process, including (i) permitting teachers with a valid out-of-state license, with full credentials and without deficiencies, to receive licensure by reciprocity without passing additional licensing assessments and (ii) permitting a local school board or division superintendent to waive certain licensure requirements for any individual who holds a provisional license and is employed by the local school board. This bill incorporates SB 257, SB 409, SB 548, SB 549, SB 551, SB 558, SB 723, and SB 863 and is identical to HB 1125.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/18 18102852D pdf | impact statement
- 02/08/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106277D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107336D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/09/18 Senate: Conference substitute printed 18108199D-S2 pdf | impact statement
- 03/20/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB349ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/04/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0748) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/18 18102852D
- 01/08/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/24/18 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/08/18 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106277D-S1
- 02/08/18 Senate: Incorporates SB723 (Peake)
- 02/08/18 Senate: Incorporates SB257 (Suetterlein)
- 02/08/18 Senate: Incorporates SB409 (McDougle)
- 02/08/18 Senate: Incorporates SB548 (Dunnavant)
- 02/08/18 Senate: Incorporates SB549 (Dunnavant)
- 02/08/18 Senate: Incorporates SB551 (Dunnavant)
- 02/08/18 Senate: Incorporates SB558 (Dunnavant)
- 02/08/18 Senate: Incorporates SB863 (Sturtevant)
- 02/09/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/18 Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/18 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/12/18 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18106277D-S1
- 02/12/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB349S1
- 02/12/18 Senate: Emergency clause deleted
- 02/12/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/18 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/18 House: Read first time
- 02/15/18 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/16/18 House: Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/26/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/18 House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107336D-H1
- 03/02/18 House: Read second time
- 03/05/18 House: Read third time
- 03/05/18 House: Committee substitute agreed to 18107336D-H1
- 03/05/18 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB349H1
- 03/05/18 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/18 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
- 03/07/18 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/07/18 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/08/18 Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/18 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/08/18 Senate: Senators: Peake, Newman, Lucas
- 03/08/18 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/08/18 House: Delegates: Landes, Bell, Richard P., VanValkenburg
- 03/09/18 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/18 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/09/18 Senate: Conference substitute printed 18108199D-S2
- 03/10/18 House: Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/18 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/20/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/20/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB349ER)
- 03/20/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 26, 2018
- 03/26/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 04/04/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 748 (effective 7/1/18)
- 04/04/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0748)