HB1165
Division superintendents; Board of Education to amend regulations, qualifications.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 4, 2026
House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N)
Chief Patron:
Nicole Cole (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Board of Education; regulations; qualifications of division superintendents.
Requires the Board of Education to amend its regulation that establishes the qualifications for division superintendents to (i) require the record of each candidate for the list of eligible division superintendents and the renewable division superintendent license under any of the four permitted options to attest to good character and ... (More) demonstrated ability as an educational administrator and (ii) amend Option IV by requiring the candidate to have (a) completed five years of successful educational experience in a public school or an accredited nonpublic school, two years of which shall have been full-time teaching experience at the preK-12 level and two years of which shall have been in administration and supervision and (b) been recommended by a school board that is interested in employing the individual as division superintendent and that governs a school division with fewer than 2,000 enrolled students. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104767D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/30/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/30/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1165)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/02/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/03/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N)
