VA HB535 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Teacher compensation; at or above national average. Requires that public school teachers be compensated at a rate that is at or above the national average. Under current law, compensation at such rate is aspirational. The bill requires state funding to be provided pursuant to the general appropriation act in a sum sufficient to fund a 4.5 percent annual increase for public school teacher salaries, effective from the 2023-24 school year through the 2027-28 school year. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2023.

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Title

Teachers; required to be compensated at or above national average.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-02-15HouseLeft in Education
2022-02-01HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
2022-01-24HouseAssigned Education sub: K-12
2022-01-11HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2022-01-11HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101792D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221289.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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