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| Bill | Teachers; career and technical education, alternative pathway to provisional licensure. | 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. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2025 | SB 879 | Virginia SB 879 (2025) |
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Virginia SB 879 (2025) — Teachers; career and technical education, alternative pathway to provisional licensure.
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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Governor Substitute Not Adopted (committee substitute) — source
- Governor's Recommendation (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N) — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- Passed House (96-Y 0-N) — 96–0 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed House (95-Y 0-N) — 95–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) — 19–21 (fail) · upper
Sponsors
- Adam P. Ebbin — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-03 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101163D
filing, introduction - 2025-01-03 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee - 2025-01-23 Assigned Education sub: Public Education
referral-committee - 2025-01-23 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB879)
- 2025-01-30 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-01-31 Rules suspended
- 2025-01-31 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 2025-01-31 Passed by for the day
- 2025-02-03 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2025-02-03 Rules suspended
- 2025-02-03 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading)
- 2025-02-03 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-02-06 Placed on Calendar
- 2025-02-06 Read first time
reading-1 - 2025-02-06 Referred to Committee on Education
referral-committee - 2025-02-12 Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-14 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-02-17 Read third time
reading-3 - 2025-02-17 Passed House (95-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-02-17 Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 2025-02-17 Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-02-19 Enrolled
enrolled - 2025-02-19 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB879ER)
passage - 2025-02-19 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB879)
- 2025-02-19 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2025-02-22 Signed by President
passage - 2025-03-03 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
enrolled - 2025-03-03 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
executive-receipt - 2025-03-24 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
executive-veto-line-item - 2025-03-24 Governor's substitute printed (SB879S1)
- 2025-04-02 Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
veto-override-passage - 2025-04-02 Communicated to Governor
- 2025-04-02 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
executive-receipt - 2025-05-02 Approved by Governor-Chapter 682 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive-signature - 2025-05-02 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0682)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a4fea541-ff87-4e9b-bf9a-a1206fc70ebe. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).