Bill Text: VA SB1433 | 2019 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Education, Department of; teacher employment data.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0598) [SB1433 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-SB1433-Engrossed.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-298.2:1 as follows:
§22.1-298.2:1. Teacher employment data; education preparation programs.
The Department of Education shall aggregate and report to each education preparation program the following teacher employment data on such program's graduates, as available [ and to the extent that such data does not reveal personally identifiable information ] : the total number of graduates who obtain full licensure within three years of graduation; the percentage of all graduates who teach within three years of graduation; the total number of graduates employed in the Commonwealth by school division, graduation year, and type of school; the school characteristics, attributes of students, and, educational outcomes where graduates initially taught; and information on teacher transfers and departures relative to initial employment.
[ 2. That the provisions of this act shall become effective upon the implementation of an automated teacher licensure and intake system by the Department of Education. ]