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Department of Human Resource Management; hiring on the basis of direct experience. Prohibits any state agency from requiring as a condition of eligibility for hire to a position in state employment that an applicant have a baccalaureate degree. The bill provides an exception to such prohibition if the knowledge, skills, or abilities required for the position for which an applicant is applying can only reasonably be obtained, as determined by the appointing authority, through a course of study in pursuit of, and culminating in the award of, a baccalaureate degree. This bill is identical to SB 1014.
Introduced
Jan 3, 2025
Last Action
Mar 24, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 16 co
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0475)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 475 (Effective 07/01/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1611)
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1611ER)
Enrolled
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1611)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
General Laws Substitute agreed to
Read second time
Read first time
Incorporates HB2572(Leftwich)
Committee substitute printed 25106595D-H1
Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1611)
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100114D
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0475)
Joshua G. Cole
James A. "Jay" Leftwich
Nadarius E. Clark
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler
Michael B. Feggans
Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
Michael J. Jones
Ian T. Lovejoy
Paul V. Milde
Candi Mundon King
Holly M. Seibold
Saddam Azlan Salim