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SB203 • 2026

Teacher licensure; career and technical education or dual enrollment, three-year licenses.

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-299.6:1, relating to teacher licensure; career and technical education or dual enrollment; three-year licenses; established.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Suetterlein
Last action
2026-04-13
Official status
Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Teacher licensure; career and technical education or dual enrollment, three-year licenses.

Teacher licensure; three-year renewable license to teach career and technical education or dual enrollment courses at public high schools.

What This Bill Does

  • 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.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-13 Governor

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 817 (effective 7/1/2026)

  2. 2026-04-13 Governor

    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0817)

  3. 2026-04-13 Governor

    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0817)

  4. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

  5. 2026-03-10 Governor

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  6. 2026-03-02 House

    Signed by Speaker

  7. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Signed by President

  8. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Enrolled

  9. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB203ER)

  10. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB203)

  11. 2026-02-26 House

    House receded from substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

  12. 2026-02-26 House

    House receded from substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

  13. 2026-02-25 Senate

    House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)

  14. 2026-02-23 House

    Read third time

  15. 2026-02-23 House

    committee substitute agreed to

  16. 2026-02-23 House

    Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  17. 2026-02-23 House

    Passed House with substitute Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

  18. 2026-02-20 House

    Read second time

  19. 2026-02-18 Education

    Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)

  20. 2026-02-18 House

    House committee offered

  21. 2026-02-18 Education

    Committee substitute printed 26107952D-H1

  22. 2026-02-18 Education

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB203)

  23. 2026-02-13 House

    Placed on Calendar

  24. 2026-02-13 Education

    Referred to Committee on Education

  25. 2026-02-13 House

    Read first time

  26. 2026-02-10 Senate

    Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  27. 2026-02-09 Senate

    Read second time

  28. 2026-02-09 Senate

    Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  29. 2026-02-09 Education and Health

    Education and Health Substitute agreed to

  30. 2026-02-09 Senate

    Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  31. 2026-02-06 Education and Health

    Committee substitute printed 26106237D-S1

  32. 2026-02-06 Senate

    Rules suspended

  33. 2026-02-06 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  34. 2026-02-06 Education and Health

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB203)

  35. 2026-02-06 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  36. 2026-02-06 Senate

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  37. 2026-02-05 Education and Health

    Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

  38. 2026-01-29 Senate

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB203)

  39. 2026-01-29 Public Education

    Senate subcommittee offered

  40. 2026-01-15 Public Education

    Assigned Education sub: Public Education

  41. 2026-01-09 Senate

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100676D

  42. 2026-01-09 Education and Health

    Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Official Summary Text

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.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered
22.1-299.6:1
, relating to teacher licensure; career and technical education or dual enrollment; three-year licenses; established.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered
22.1-299.6:1
as follows:
§
22.1-299.6:1
. Career and technical education and dual enrollment courses; three-year licenses.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Board shall 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 at such institution in the specific career and technical education or dual enrollment subject area in which such individual seeks to teach at a public school, and (iii) complies with the requirements set forth in subdivisions D 1 and 3 of §
22.1-298.1
. The Board shall require any individual issued a three-year license pursuant to this section to maintain continuous employment in such position at the applicable institution of higher education as a condition of continued licensure. Any school board that employs an individual issued a three-year license pursuant to this section shall provide training on instruction and assessment for any such instructor during his first year of employment.
2. That the Board of Education shall amend its regulations set forth in subdivision A 13 of 8VAC20-
23-50
of the Virginia Administrative Code in accordance with the provisions of this act.