VA HB828 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-31 - Incorporated by Education
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-31 - Incorporated by Education
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Public school staffing ratios; teachers; English language learner students. Requires state funding to be provided pursuant to the general appropriation act to support divisionwide ratios of English language learner students in average daily membership to full-time equivalent teaching positions as follows: (i) for each English language learner identified as proficiency level one, one position per 25 students; (ii) for each English language learner identified as proficiency level two, one position per 30 students; (iii) for each English language learner identified as proficiency level three, one position per 40 students; and (iv) for all other English language learners, one position per 50 students. Current law requires state funding to be provided pursuant to the general appropriation act to support one such teaching position per 50 English language learner students, regardless of the identified English proficiency level of such students.
Title
Public schools; staffing ratios of teachers for English language learner students.
Sponsors
Del. Rae Cousins [D] | Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D] | Del. Nadarius Clark [D] | Del. Laura Jane Cohen [D] |
Del. Rozia Henson [D] | Del. Adele McClure [D] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2024-01-31 | House | Incorporated by Education |
2024-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1247-Maldonado) by voice vote |
2024-01-26 | House | Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee |
2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Education |
2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104817D |
Same As/Similar To
SB272 (Similar To) 2024-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0766)
HB1247 (Similar To) 2024-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0743)
HB1247 (Similar To) 2024-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0743)
Subjects
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB828 |
Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB828+hil |