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HB 613 VA
Passed One Chamber

Teacher Recruitment and Retention Mentorship Pilot Program; established, report, sunset.

VA · session 2027 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

Virginia House Bill 613 establishes a Teacher Recruitment and Retention Mentorship Pilot Program. The program would be administered by the Department of Education in collaboration with division superintendents, and would require a report on its progress and outcomes.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 6 of Title 22.1 a section numbered 22.1-70.4, relating to Department of Education; division superintendents; Teacher Recruitment and Retention Mentorship Pilot Program established; administration; report.

Sponsor (1)
2 coauthors / cosponsors
  • Betsy B. Carr Democratic · cosponsor
  • Mark C. Downey · cosponsor

Action history (24)
  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103236D · lower
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
  3. Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB613) · lower
  4. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
  5. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N) · lower
  6. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N) · lower
  7. Feb 11, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education · lower
  8. Feb 13, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  9. Feb 13, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) · lower
  10. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
  11. Feb 13, 2026 Reconsidered by Appropriations (Voice Vote) · lower
  12. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
  13. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107947D-H1 · lower
  14. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
  15. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
  16. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  17. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  18. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
  19. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  20. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
  21. Feb 26, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
  22. Mar 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB613) · lower
  23. Mar 5, 2026 Continued to next session in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  24. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper

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