In the Senate Subcommittee on Public Education, Delegate
McClellan's HB 720, the lactation support bill, advanced on a unanimous
vote. This bill will now head for the
full Senate Committee on Education and Health where is should be taken up on
Thursday. We thank Delegate McClellan
for her excellent work on this bill.
In the House, Delegate Favola's SB 43, the bill which allows
teachers more time to contest a dismissal notice, was the first bill on the
calendar. Delegate Rust ably presented the
bill on the House floor, and it gained final passage on a 94-0 vote. This bill now awaits Governor McAuliffe's
signature. We thank both Delegate Rust
and Senator Favola! This is the first
VEA initiated bill to gain final passage in the 2014 session. Hopefully, more will follow.
Look for a special Sunday posting, as the House and Senate money
committees will report their budget bills this Sunday.
