HB1387
Teaching licenses; automatic revocation upon certain convictions.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Jan. 28, 2026
House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1387)
Chief Patron:
Mike Cherry (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Board of Education; automatic revocation of teaching licenses upon certain convictions.
Requires the Board of Education to automatically revoke the teaching license of a license holder upon receiving a record of the license holder's conviction of a felony and order to register under the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act. The bill provides that any such revocation applies to ... (More) any active teaching license and to any inactive teaching license if such license was active at the time that the offense occurred. The bill provides that no such license holder whose teaching license has been so revoked is entitled to a hearing but that the license may be reinstated by the Board if the license holder's conviction is overturned on appeal and the Board is satisfied that reinstatement is in the best interest of the public schools of the Commonwealth. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/21/2026 - House: Presented and ordered printed 26105617D
- 01/21/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/28/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1387)
