Votes at a glance: Education subcommittee reports measures on technology, CTE, childcare, meals and safety
Summary
The Senate education subcommittee reported a package of bills to the full committee on topics including school technology, CTE dual‑enrollment, STEM grants, parental notification, childcare reform, universal breakfast, water safety and teacher scholarships. Vote tallies and actions are listed below.
The following is a summary of formal actions recorded on bills during the subcommittee meeting:
- SB 39 (Favola): Amendment to add bias‑mitigation language adopted; subcommittee recommended referral to the full committee (vote recorded 4–1).
- SB 102 (Stanley): Amendment adopted to require instructors meet CTE provisional licensure (cross‑reference §22.1‑299.6); reported as amended (5–0).
- SB 105 (Stanley): STEM+ competition team grant eligibility amendment discussed and supported by student witnesses; reported (5–0).
- SB 19 (Locke): Clarification of parental notification and library removal interpretations; reported to the full committee (3–2).
- SB 20 (Locke): Childcare subsidy phased reduction model recommended to report (5–0).
- SB 134 (Locke substitute): Childcare access calculation substitute adopted and reported (5–0).
- SB 42 (Roem): School meal debt reallocation reported (voice tally recorded 3–1–1).
- SB 4 (Roem): Universal free school breakfast recommended to report (5–0); fiscal estimate discussed (~$29 million).
- SB 151 (Craig): Water safety guidance for elementary students recommended to report (vote recorded as 5–2).
- SB 108 (Pokarski): Clarify "bell‑to‑bell" cell‑phone restrictions; reported (vote recorded with extension 4–0–1).
- SB 109: Parent‑notification partnership reminder reported (3–2).
- SB 110 (Pekarski): Reestablish statewide school library specialist at VDOE; reported (5–0).
- SB 117 (Pekarski): Continuing‑contract guarantee for teachers; reported (5–0).
- SB 174 (Pekarski): Virginia Student Teacher Scholarship program; motion to report and refer passed (5–0).
All reported and referred bills will be considered by the full committee and may be amended further.
