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]

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.

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Title

Public schools; staffing ratios of teachers for English language learner students.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-01-31HouseIncorporated by Education
2024-01-30HouseSubcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1247-Maldonado) by voice vote
2024-01-26HouseAssigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
2024-01-09HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2024-01-09HousePrefiled 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)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221253.13:2(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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