Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB647: An Act to require the Board of Education to amend its Regulations Governing Allowable Credit for Teaching Experience to permit the allowance of certain teaching experience credit substitutions.
Status: Chaptered, April 13, 2026
Board of Education; Regulations Governing Allowable Credit for Teaching Experience; certain credit substitution allowance permitted. Requires the Board of Education to amend its regulations to provide that teachers in the field of career and technical education, where the licensure requirement calls for occupational work experience beyond the apprenticeship level, may be allowed salary placement credit for one year of teaching experience for each one or two years of work experience. The bill satisfies the reenactment requirement of Chapter 677 of the Acts of Assembly of 2025.
What the bill says
An Act to require the Board of Education to amend its Regulations Governing Allowable Credit for Teaching Experience to permit the allowance of certain teaching experience credit substitutions. [H 647] Approved April 13, 2026 1. § 1. The Board of Education shall amend 8VAC20-23-10 of the Virginia Administrative Code to provide that, for the purpose of salary placement credit, teachers in the field of career and technical education, where the licensure requirement calls for occupational work experience beyond the apprenticeship level, may be allowed credit for one year of teaching experience fo.
From the enrolled text, April 13, 2026:
An Act to require the Board of Education to amend its Regulations Governing Allowable Credit for Teaching Experience to permit the allowance of certain teaching experience credit substitutions. [H 647] Approved April 13, 2026 1. § 1. The Board of Education shall amend 8VAC20-23-10 of the Virginia Administrative Code to provide that, for the purpose of salary placement credit, teachers in the field of career and technical education, where the licensure requirement calls for occupational work experience beyond the apprenticeship level, may be allowed credit for one year of teaching experience for each two years of work experience or may be allowed credit for one year of teaching experience for each year of work experience. 2. That the Board of Education shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this act to be effective within 280 days of its enactment.