Bill Text: VA SB1433 | 2019 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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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
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SENATE BILL NO. 1433
Senate Amendments in [ ] – January 21, 2019
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-298.2:1, relating to the Department of Education; teacher employment data; education preparation programs.
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Patron Prior to Engrossment--Senator McClellan
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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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. ]

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