Bill Text: VA HB1443 | 2020 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Teachers; biennial compensation review, report.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: (Passed) 2020-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0690) [HB1443 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-HB1443-Chaptered.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 school teachers
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. The
Director of Human Resource Management Department of Education shall
conduct a biennial review of the compensation of teachers and other
occupations requiring similar education and training and shall consider the
Commonwealth's compensation for teachers relative to member states in the
Southern Regional Education Board 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.
