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Department of Corrections; functional literacy program for inmates; data sharing and tracking; salary schedules for teachers; Virginia Prison Education Task Force established; report. Requires the Superintendent employed by the Director of Corrections to (i) include in the functional literacy program for inmates developed pursuant to applicable law evidence-based literacy instruction, as defined in accordance with applicable law; (ii) share data with (a) the state entity that oversees the management, direction, and governance of the Commonwealth's education and workforce data for the purpose of developing educational, health, social service, and employment outcome data and improving the efficacy of state services and (b) the Virginia Community College System necessary for comprehensive community colleges to apply for and maintain eligibility as Federal Pell Grant-eligible prison education programs; and (iii) track and publicly report at least annually the number of incarcerated individuals eligible for, enrolled in, and waitlisted for the functional literacy program. The bill also establishes the Virginia Prison Education Task Force for the purpose of implementing a consistent education program across all state correctional facilities operated by the Department. The bill requires the Task Force to complete its work by July 1, 2030. Finally, the bill requires the Department of Education to, by November 1, 2025, (a) review and update the salary schedules for teachers licensed by the Board of Education and employed by the Department of Corrections to provide instruction in the schools of the correctional centers to be competitive with those in effect for the school division in which the correctional facility is located and (b) make recommendations for the inclusion of such teacher salary increases in the appropriation act.
Introduced
Jan 7, 2025
Last Action
May 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 14 co
Vetoed by Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
Communicated to Governor
Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
Governor's recommendation received by House
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2158)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2158ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2158)
Conference substitute printed 25107863D-H1
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Conference report agreed to by House (81-Y 13-N)
Amended by conference committee
House acceded to request
Read third time
Education and Health Amendments rejected
Reading of substitute waived
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)
Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
Senate requested conference committee
Conferees appointed by House
Delegates: Carr, Rasoul, Coyner
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senators: Hashmi, Bagby, Pillion
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Committee substitute printed 25107611D-S1
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Reported from Education and Health with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2158)
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Read third time and passed House (81-Y 18-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2158)
Engrossed by House as amended
Education Amendments agreed to
Read second time
Printed as engrossed 25104313D-E
Read first time
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
Referred to Committee on Education
Introduced bill reprinted 25104313D
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104313D
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Vetoed by Governor
Betsy B. Carr
Carrie E. Coyner
Mamie E. Locke
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
Jackie H. Glass
Michael J. Jones
Amy J. Laufer
Alfonso H. Lopez
Marcia S. "Cia" Price
Kathy K.L. Tran