School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening of school year. (HB113)
Introduced By
Del. Joe Morrissey (D-Highland Springs)
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Passed Senate |
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Description
School calendar. Makes local school boards responsible for setting the school calendar and determining the opening of the school year and eliminates the post-Labor Day opening requirement and "good cause" scenarios for which the Board of Education may grant waivers of this requirement. Amends § 22.1-26 (“Joint and regional schools; regional public charter schools.”), § 22.1-296 (“Payment of employees; reimbursement for private transportation; certain sick leave policies.”), § 22.1-79.1 (“Opening of the school year; approvals for certain alternative schedules.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
Outcome
In the News
Momentum Builds to Let Schools Open Before Labor Day
January 11, 2012
Gov. Bob McDonnell and several legislators have proposed repealing Virginia’s so-called “Kings Dominion law,” which prohibits public schools from opening before Labor Day unless they obtain a waiver from the state.
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