Charter schools, public; allowed to choose whether its employees will participate in VRS, etc. (SB243)

Introduced By

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
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

DateAction
01/10/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12
01/10/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103606D
01/10/2012Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/19/2012Assigned Education sub: Public Education
02/02/2012Incorporated by Education and Health (SB440-Obenshain) (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)