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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 1904 Teachers and other licensed school board employees; cultural competency training.
Introduced by: Clinton L. Jenkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Teachers and other licensed school board employees; cultural competency. Requires teacher, principal, and division superintendent evaluations to include an evaluation of cultural competency. The bill requires every person seeking initial licensure or renewal of a license from the Board of Education (i) to complete instruction or training in cultural competency and (ii) with an endorsement in history and social sciences to complete instruction in African American history, as prescribed by the Board. The bill also requires each school board to adopt and implement policies that require each teacher and any other school board employee holding a license issued by the Board to complete cultural competency training, in accordance with guidance issued by the Board, at least every two years. This bill is identical to SB 1196.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101996D pdf | impact statement
- 02/17/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1904ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0023) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101996D
- 01/08/21 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/13/21 House: Assigned Education sub: Pre-K-12
- 01/15/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
- 01/18/21 House: Reported from Education (15-Y 6-N)
- 01/19/21 House: Read first time
- 01/20/21 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/21/21 House: Read third time and passed House (59-Y 41-N)
- 01/21/21 House: VOTE: Passage (59-Y 41-N)
- 01/22/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/22/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/21 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/12/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/21 Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
- 02/17/21 House: Enrolled
- 02/17/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1904ER)
- 02/17/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/18/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/21 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2021
- 02/19/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 26, 2021
- 02/25/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 23 (effective 7/1/21)
- 02/25/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0023)