Charter schools, public; allowed to choose whether its employees will participate in VRS, etc. (SB243)
Introduced By
Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Charter schools; flexibility. Allows public charter schools to choose whether its employees will participate in the Virginia Retirement System. The bill also (i) requires only 75 percent of public charter elementary school teachers to be licensed and 50 percent of public charter middle and high school teachers to be licensed, (ii) specifies that all teachers otherwise be highly qualified, as defined by the federal No Child Left Behind Act, and (iii) exempt all purchases made by a public charter school from the Virginia Public Procurement Act. Read the Bill »
Status
02/02/2012: Merged into SB440
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 |
01/10/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103606D |
01/10/2012 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/19/2012 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
02/02/2012 | Incorporated by Education and Health (SB440-Obenshain) (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |