VA SB1145 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-01-29 - Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Local school board members; professional development. Requires each newly elected or appointed member of a local school board in a school division that contains one or more schools denied accreditation or accredited with warning for three consecutive years to participate, within one year of his election or appointment, in at least 15 hours of high-quality professional development training at the state, local, or national level on governance, including ethics, personnel policies and practices, and several other topics. The bill requires school board members who have completed one or more years of continuous service in such school divisions to participate annually in 12 hours of such training. The bill requires school board members in all other school divisions to participate annually in nine hours of high-quality professional development training and adds school financing and budgeting to the list of topics to be covered. Current law requires participation in high-quality professional development programs but with no specified time requirement.

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Title

Local school board members; professional development.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-01-29SenateStricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2015-01-20SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
2015-01-13SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2015-01-13SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100597D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221253.13:5(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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