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HB1460Introduced in the House of Delegates

Public school teacher licensure requirement; comprehensive review of alt. licensure pathway, report.

IntroducedHouse Rules

Introduced by Margaret Franklin, District 23

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Department of Education; public school teacher licensure requirements; comprehensive review of alternative licensure pathways; stakeholder work group; report. Directs the Department of Education (the Department) to convene a stakeholder work group to conduct a comprehensive review of the alternative licensure pathways, as that term is defined in the bill, available to public school teachers in the Commonwealth and make recommendations on improving the quality, efficacy, and outcomes of such alternative licensure pathways. The bill directs the Department to submit to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health (i) by January 1, 2027, an interim report on the findings and preliminary recommendations of the work group and (ii) by November 1, 2027, a final report on the findings and recommendations of the work group.

Where it stands

Left in Committee Rules

February 18, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of DelegatesStage: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N) · February 2, 2026

5

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

5 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each delegate voted

DelegateDistrictVote
Richard Sullivan6Yes
Dan Helmer10Yes
Kathy Tran18Yes
Terry Kilgore45Yes
C.E. Hayes91Yes

Bill history

  1. Presented and ordered printed 26101632D

  2. Referred to Committee on Rules

  3. Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee

  4. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)

  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1460)

  6. Left in Committee Rules

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