Bill Text: VA HB1152 | 2024 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Teachers; compensation at or above national average, various annual salary adjustments.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-13 - Left in Education [HB1152 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HB1152-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §22.1-289.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§22.1-289.1. Teacher compensation; biennial review required.
It is a goal of the
Commonwealth that its public Public school
teachers shall be compensated at a rate that is competitive in order to
attract and keep highly qualified teachers. As used in this section,
"competitive" means, at a minimum, at or above the national average
teacher salary for each step or level
on a years of experience-based pay scale.
The Department of Education
shall conduct a biennial review of the compensation of teachers and shall
consider the Commonwealth's compensation for teachers relative to the national
average teacher salary. The results of these reviews shall be reported to the
Governor, the General Assembly, and the Board of
Education by June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
2. That the provisions of the first enactment of this act shall become effective on July 1, 2025.
3. That effective for the 2024–2025 school year, each teacher in each school division, Academic Year Governor's School, and Regional Alternative Education Program shall be awarded a cost-of-living compensation adjustment in an amount or percentage to be determined in the general appropriation act.
4. That effective beginning with the 2025–2026 school year, state funding shall be provided pursuant to the general appropriation act in a sum sufficient to fund a 12 percent annual increase for teacher salaries in each school division, Academic Year Governor's School, and Regional Alternative Education Program.
