Bill Text: VA HB503 | 2016 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Public Instruction, Superintendent of; tracking teacher turnover, report.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-18 - Left in Appropriations [HB503 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2016-HB503-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 503 Offered January 13, 2016 Prefiled January 8, 2016 A BILL to amend and reenact §22.1-23 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Superintendent of Public Instruction; tracking teacher turnover; report. ---------- Patron-- Kory ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §22.1-23 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§22.1-23. Duties in general.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall:

1. Serve as secretary of the Board of Education;

2. Provide such assistance in his office as shall be necessary for the proper and uniform enforcement of the provisions of the school laws in cooperation with the local school authorities;

3. Prepare and furnish such forms for attendance officers, teachers and other school officials as are required by law;

4. (Expires July 1, 2020) At least annually, survey all local school divisions to identify critical shortages of teachers and administrative personnel by geographic area, by school division, or by subject matter, and report such critical shortages to each local school division and to the Virginia Retirement System;

5. Track annual public elementary and secondary school teacher turnover by cause, geographic area, school division, and subject area, annually report his findings to the Governor and the General Assembly, and post such annual report on the Department of Education website.

6. Along with the State Health Commissioner, work to combat childhood obesity and other chronic health conditions that affect school-age children;

6. 7. Designate an employee of the Department of Education to serve as its liaison to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and the State Board for Community Colleges; and

7. 8. Perform such other duties as the Board of Education may prescribe.