HB 613: Teacher Recruitment and Retention Mentorship Pilot Program; established, report, sunset.

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. March 5, 2026Continued to next session in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2. March 4, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB613)
3. February 26, 2026Assigned Education sub: Public Education
4. February 18, 2026Referred to Committee on Education and Health
5. February 18, 2026Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
6. February 17, 2026Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)
7. February 16, 2026Engrossed by House - committee substitute
8. February 16, 2026committee substitute agreed to
9. February 16, 2026Read second time
10. February 15, 2026Read first time
11. February 13, 2026Committee substitute printed 26107947D-H1
12. February 13, 2026Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)

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