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SB1196

Teachers and other licensed school board employees; cultural competency.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Mamie Locke (D)

Session:
2021 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Teachers and other licensed school board employees; cultural competency.

Requires teacher, principal, and division superintendent evaluations to include an evaluation of cultural competency. The bill requires every person seeking initial licensure or renewal of a license from the Board of Education (i) to complete instruction or training in cultural competency and (ii) with an endorsement in history and social sciences to complete instruction in African American history, as prescribed by the Board. The bill also requires each school board to adopt and implement policies that require each teacher and any other school board employee holding a license issued by the Board to complete cultural competency training, in accordance with guidance issued by the Board, at least every two years. This bill is identical to HB 1904. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/11/2021 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101992D
  • 01/11/2021 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 01/14/2021 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 4-N 1-A)
  • 01/14/2021 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
  • 01/18/2021 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1196)
  • 02/02/2021 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 3-N)
  • 02/03/2021 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
  • 02/04/2021 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/05/2021 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/07/2021 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/07/2021 - House: Read first time
  • 02/07/2021 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
  • 02/08/2021 - House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Education
  • 02/10/2021 - House: Reported from Education (14-Y 8-N)
  • 02/12/2021 - House: Read second time
  • 02/15/2021 - House: Read third time
  • 02/15/2021 - House: Passed House (57-Y 43-N)
  • 02/15/2021 - House: VOTE: Passage (57-Y 43-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/17/2021 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 02/17/2021 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1196ER)
  • 02/17/2021 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1196ER)
  • 02/17/2021 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/18/2021 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/22/2021 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 22, 2021
  • 02/22/2021 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
  • 02/25/2021 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 24 (effective 7/1/21)
  • 02/25/2021 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0024)