HB 9 — Public school teachers; probationary term of service, grounds for dismissal, and dismissal hearings.
Last action — Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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
Public school teachers; probationary term ofservice, grounds for dismissal, and dismissal hearings. Permitseach school board to extend for up to two additional years the three-year probationary term of service that is required for each teacher inthe school division before the issuance of a continuing contractand prohibits each school board from reemploying a teacher whose performance evaluation during such probationary period is not satisfactory.The bill provides that, for the purpose of the dismissal of a teacherfor cause, the term "incompetency" may be construed to include consistentfailure to meet the endorsement requirements for the position orone or more unsatisfactory performance evaluations. The bill also eliminates the option for a school board to conduct a teacher dismissalhearing before a three-member fact-finding panel, requires each suchhearing to be set no later than 15 days after the request for thehearing, and reduces from 10 days to five days the minimum periodof advance written notice to the teacher of the time and place ofsuch hearing.
Bill Text
- Prefiled Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100668D Current pdf December 17, 2021
Action History
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Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Constitutional reading dispensed
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VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
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Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
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Read second time and engrossed
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Read first time
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Reported from Education (12-Y 10-N)
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Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
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Assigned Education sub: K-12
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Impact statement from DPB (HB9)
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Referred to Committee on Education
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100668D
Sponsors
- R. Lee Ware · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 53 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"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 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 40% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Nay |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Nay |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Nay |
| 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 | — | Nay |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Nay |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 51 | 47 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 51 | 47 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 52% | 47% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 55% | 45% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Greenhalgh, Karen S. | — | Yea |
| Anne Ferrell Tata | — | Yea |
| Avoli, G. "John" | — | Yea |
| Batten, Amanda E. | — | Yea |
| Bourne, Jeffrey M. | — | Nay |
| Briana D. Sewell | — | Nay |
| Coyner, Carrie E. | — | Yea |
| Davis, Glenn R. | — | Yea |
| Delores L. McQuinn | — | Nay |
| Filler-Corn, Eileen | — | Nay |
| Freitas, Nicholas J. | — | Yea |
| Guzman, Elizabeth R. | — | Nay |
| LaRock, Dave A. | — | Yea |
| McGuire, John J., III | — | Yea |
| Michelle Lopes Maldonado | — | Nay |
| Mike A. Cherry | — | Yea |
| Sam Rasoul | — | Nay |
| Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | — | Nay |
| Shelly A. Simonds | — | Nay |
| Subramanyam, Suhas | — | Nay |
| Tara A. Durant | — | Yea |
| Wampler, William C., III | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 33% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Ferrell Tata | — | Yea |
| Avoli, G. "John" | — | Yea |
| Davis, Glenn R. | — | Not Voting |
| LaRock, Dave A. | — | Yea |
| McGuire, John J., III | — | Yea |
| Michelle Lopes Maldonado | — | Nay |
| Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | — | Nay |
| Subramanyam, Suhas | — | Nay |
| Tara A. Durant | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 9 do?
- Public school teachers; probationary term ofservice, grounds for dismissal, and dismissal hearings. Permitseach school board to extend for up to two additional years the three-year probationary term of service that is required for each teacher inthe school division before the issuance of a continuing contractand prohibits each school board from reemploying a teacher whose performance evaluation during such probationary period is not satisfactory.The bill provides that, for the purpose of the dismissal of a teacherfor cause, the term "incompetency" may be construed to include consistentfailure to meet the endorsement requirements for the position orone or more unsatisfactory performance evaluations. The bill also eliminates the option for a school board to conduct a teacher dismissalhearing before a three-member fact-finding panel, requires each suchhearing to be set no later than 15 days after the request for thehearing, and reduces from 10 days to five days the minimum periodof advance written notice to the teacher of the time and place ofsuch hearing.
- Who sponsors HB 9?
- HB 9 is sponsored by R. Lee Ware.
- What is the current status of HB 9?
- This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” 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 HB 9?
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