Update on VEA Initiated Legislation
January 19, 2021
January 19, 2021
The VEA’s 2021 Legislative Agenda includes four major areas:
The following legislation has been introduced in the 2021 General Assembly to complement the VEA’s 2021 Legislative Agenda. We extend thanks to the Senators and Delegates for their patron of these bills and look forward to working with lawmakers to advance these important initiatives.
The VEA encourages our members to reach out to their lawmakers and ask them to support the following bills associated with VEA’s 2021 Legislative Agenda. Learn how to contact your lawmaker here and be on the lookout for VEA Action Alerts around these important pieces of legislation.
| Bills | Committee | Last action | Date |
| HB 1736 – Adams, D.M. – School nurses; excludes positions from certain requirements, school board to employ in each school. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) | 01/18/21 |
| HB 1929 – Aird – Standards of Quality; work-based learning and principal mentorship, teacher leaders and mentors. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations | 01/18/21 |
| HB 2094 – O’Quinn – Public schools; Standards of Learning assessments. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Referred to Committee on Education | 01/12/21 |
| HJ 549 – Guy – Study; JLARC; impact of COVID-19 on Virginia’s public schools, students, and school employees. | (H) Committee on Rules | (H) Referred to Committee on Rules | 01/12/21 |
| SB 1191 – Kiggans – School nurses; excludes positions from certain requirements, school board to employ in each school. | (S) Committee on Finance and Appropriations | (S) Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | 01/14/21 |
| SB 1257 – McClellan – Standards of Quality; work-based learning and principal mentorship, teacher leaders and mentors. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/12/21 |
| SB 1401 – Pillion – Standards of Learning; reduces total number & type of required assessments to minimum requirements. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/13/21 |
| SJ 308 – Lucas – Study; JLARC; impact of COVID-19 on Virginia’s public schools, students, and school employees. | (S) Committee on Rules | (S) Referred to Committee on Rules | 01/15/21 |
According to the Economic Policy Institute, teachers in Virginia earn 67 cents on the dollar compared to other (non-teacher) college-educated workers. Virginia’s teacher wage penalty is the worst in the nation.
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