Veterans and active duty members of the Armed Forces; teachers, credit for service.
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SB 461 — Veterans and active duty members of the Armed Forces; teachers, credit for service.
Last action — Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House of Delegates
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Veterans and active duty members of the ArmedForces; teachers; credit for service. Requires each local schoolboard to give any veteran or active duty member of any of the ArmedForces of the United States or the Commonwealth who it employs asa teacher in the local school division credit for any time servedin any such forces in determining such teacher's step on the localschool division's teacher salary scale.
Bill Text
- Impact statement from DPB (SB461) View text Current html January 07, 2020
Action History
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Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
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Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
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Reported from Education and Health with amendments (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
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Impact statement from DPB (SB461)
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Assigned Education sub: Public Education
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102338D
Sponsors
- Bryce E. Reeves · Primary
- Mark J. Peake · Cosponsor
- Dan I. Helmer · Cosponsor
- Don Scott · Cosponsor
- Marcus B. Simon · Cosponsor
- Kathleen Murphy · Cosponsor
- Mark L. Cole · Cosponsor
- G. "John" Avoli · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on
"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (16)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Chafin, A. Benton "Ben" | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Not Voting |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 461 do?
- Veterans and active duty members of the ArmedForces; teachers; credit for service. Requires each local schoolboard to give any veteran or active duty member of any of the ArmedForces of the United States or the Commonwealth who it employs asa teacher in the local school division credit for any time servedin any such forces in determining such teacher's step on the localschool division's teacher salary scale.
- Who sponsors SB 461?
- SB 461 is sponsored by Bryce E. Reeves, Mark J. Peake, Dan I. Helmer, Don Scott, Marcus B. Simon, Murphy, Kathleen, Cole, Mark L., and Avoli, G. "John".
- What is the current status of SB 461?
- This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 461?
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