CHAPTER 196
An Act to amend and reenact §22.1-291.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public school teachers; daily lunch breaks; data collection; report.
[H 583]
Approved March 28, 2024

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §22.1-291.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§22.1-291.1. Planning time for public elementary school teachers; data on lunch breaks.

A. Each school board shall ensure that all elementary school teachers in its employment are provided at least an average of 30 minutes per day during the students' school week as planning time.

B. The Department shall annually collect and present in the Virginia School Survey of Climate and Working Conditions school-level and division-level data on the share of teachers that are provided each working day a lunch break of at least 30 minutes in length and unencumbered by any teaching or supervisory duties.