Teacher Recruitment and Retention Mentorship Pilot Program; established, report, sunset.
Sponsored By: Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic)
In Committee
Summary
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.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Laura Jane Cohen
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
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Actions Timeline
Continued from last session
7/21/2026SenateContinued to 2027 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
3/5/2026SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB613)
3/4/2026HouseAssigned Education sub: Public Education
2/26/2026SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2/18/2026SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2/18/2026SenateRead third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)
2/17/2026HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute
2/16/2026Housecommittee substitute agreed to
2/16/2026HouseRead second time
2/16/2026HouseRead first time
2/15/2026HouseCommittee substitute printed 26107947D-H1
2/13/2026HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
2/13/2026HouseHouse subcommittee offered
2/13/2026HouseReported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
2/13/2026HouseReconsidered by Appropriations (Voice Vote)
2/13/2026HouseReported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
2/13/2026HouseReported from Education and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N)
2/11/2026HouseAssigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
2/11/2026HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
2/10/2026HouseAssigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
2/5/2026HouseFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB613)
1/27/2026HouseReferred to Committee on Education
1/13/2026HousePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103236D
1/13/2026House
Bill Text
Substitute
2/13/2026
Introduced
1/13/2026
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