HB613Introduced in the House of Delegates
Teacher Recruitment and Retention Mentorship Pilot Program; established, report, sunset.
Introduced by Laura Jane Cohen, District 15
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Department of Education; division superintendents; Teacher Recruitment and Retention Mentorship Pilot Program established; administration; report. Directs the Department of Education (the Department), in coordination with the Virginia Association of School Superintendents, to establish and administer the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Mentorship Pilot Program (the Program) for the purpose of supporting division superintendents of school divisions with high teacher vacancy rates in improving teacher recruitment and retention in such school division by coordinating the establishment of mentorships whereby a division superintendent of a low vacancy-rate school division is connected with a division superintendent of a high vacancy-rate school division to provide mentorship in developing and implementing plans, strategies, and best practices for improving teacher vacancy rates in the high vacancy-rate school division. The bill directs the Department, in coordination with the Virginia Association of School Superintendents, to implement policies and procedures for the establishment and administration of the Program, including policies for coordinating such mentorships, encouraging participation of division superintendents in the Program, and for Program oversight. The bill directs each division superintendent mentorship pair participating in the Program to annually submit to the Department a report on their activities for the preceding school year and any recommendations relating to improving the effectiveness of mentorships under the Program. Finally, the bill directs the Department to submit to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1 of each year a report on the activities of the Program for the preceding school year. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2029.
Where it stands
Continued to next session in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
March 5, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
7 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Continued to next session in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · March 5, 2026
15
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
15 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Head | 3 | Yes |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | Yes |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | Yes |
| Mark Peake | 8 | Yes |
| Lashrecse Aird | 13 | Yes |
| Lamont Bagby | 14 | Yes |
| Schuyler VanValkenburg | 16 | Yes |
| Louise Lucas | 18 | Yes |
| Christie New Craig | 19 | Yes |
| Mamie Locke | 23 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103236D
Referred to Committee on Education
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB613)
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N)
Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
Reconsidered by Appropriations (Voice Vote)
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
Committee substitute printed 26107947D-H1
Read first time
Read second time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB613)
Continued to next session in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
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