Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 613
Teacher Recruitment and Retention Mentorship Pilot Program; established, report, sunset.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic)
Cosponsors (2)
- Mark C. Downey
- Betsy B. Carr (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE
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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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 Senate | Continued to next session in Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 House | Reported from Education | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Continued to next session in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB613) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Public Education - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 16, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 15, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26107947D-H1 - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Reconsidered by Appropriations (Voice Vote) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N) - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB613) - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Education - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103236D