SB 203 VA

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Teacher licensure; three-year renewable license to teach career and technical education or dual enrollment courses at public high schools. Requires the Board of Education to provide for the issuance of a three-year renewable license to teach solely career and technical education courses or dual enrollment courses that are creditable toward the completion of an undergraduate course, degree, or credential offered in and accepted at a public institution of higher education at public high schools in the Commonwealth to any individual who (i) is employed as an instructor by an institution of higher education that is accredited by a nationally recognized regional accreditation body, (ii) is teaching in the specific career and technical education or dual enrollment subject area at such institution in which the individual seeks to teach at a public high school, and (iii) complies with certain requirements set forth in relevant law enumerated by the bill. The bill requires the Board to require any such instructor to maintain continuous employment in such position at the institution of higher education as a condition of continued licensure. The bill also requires each school board that employs an individual issued such a three-year license to provide such instructor training on instruction and assessment during his first year of employment. Finally, the bill directs the Board to amend its regulations in accordance with the provisions of the bill. This bill is identical to HB 332.

• David R. Suetterlein Republican · primary

1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100676D · upper
2. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 15, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
4. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB203) · upper
5. Jan 29, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
6. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
7. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106237D-S1 · upper
8. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB203) · upper
9. Feb 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
10. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
11. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
13. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · upper
14. Feb 9, 2026 Education and Health Substitute agreed to · upper
15. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 13, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
18. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
19. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
20. Feb 18, 2026 House committee offered · lower
21. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
22. Feb 18, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107952D-H1 · lower
23. Feb 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB203) · upper
24. Feb 20, 2026 Read second time · lower
25. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · lower
26. Feb 23, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
27. Feb 23, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
28. Feb 23, 2026 Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
29. Feb 25, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) · upper
30. Feb 26, 2026 House receded from substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
31. Mar 2, 2026 Enrolled · upper
32. Mar 2, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB203ER) · upper
33. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB203) · upper
34. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
35. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by President · upper
36. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
37. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
38. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 817 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML