Public schools; evaluation policies and grievance procedures. (HB2151)
Introduced By
Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton) with support from 18 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Ben Cline (R-Amherst), Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Del. Mark Dudenhefer (R-Stafford), Del. Peter Farrell (R-Henrico), Del. Tag Greason (R-Potomac Falls), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Will Morefield (R-North Tazewell), Del. Rick Morris (R-Carrollton), Del. Brenda Pogge (R-Williamsburg), Del. Lacey Putney (I-Bedford), Del. David Ramadan (R-South Riding), Del. Roxann Robinson (R-Chesterfield), Del. Ed Scott (R-Culpeper), Del. Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Tony Wilt (R-Harrisonburg), Del. David Yancey (R-Newport News), Del. Joseph Yost (R-Blacksburg)
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
Public schools; evaluation policies and grievance procedures. Makes several changes to the processes by which teachers and certain administrators are evaluated and to the grievance procedure process. The bill requires teachers, assistant principals, and principals to be evaluated every year, either formally or informally, and such evaluations will include student academic progress as a significant component and an overall summative rating. The bill increases from three years to five years the term of probationary service required for a teacher before becoming eligible for a continuing contract. The bill requires local school boards to provide a new principal with a mentor.
The bill also changes the grievance procedure for teachers. It gives local school boards the option to assign a grievance hearing to be heard by a hearing officer designated by the local school board. The option for a grievance to be heard in front of a fact-finding panel would no longer be available. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2013 | Committee |
01/09/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103687D |
01/09/2013 | Referred to Committee on Education |
01/14/2013 | Assigned Education sub: Teachers and Admin. Action |
01/17/2013 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) |
01/21/2013 | Reported from Education with substitute (17-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2013 | Committee substitute printed 13104176D-H1 |
01/22/2013 | Read first time |
01/23/2013 | Read second time |
01/23/2013 | Committee substitute agreed to 13104176D-H1 |
01/23/2013 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2151H1 |
01/24/2013 | Read third time and passed House (84-Y 14-N) |
01/24/2013 | VOTE: PASSAGE (84-Y 14-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/25/2013 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/07/2013 | Reported from Education and Health (11-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2013 | Read third time |
02/11/2013 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/11/2013 | Amendments by Senator Northam rejected (18-Y 22-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2013 | Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2013 | Enrolled |
02/15/2013 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2151ER) |
02/15/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2151ER) |
02/15/2013 | Signed by Speaker |
02/18/2013 | Signed by President |
03/20/2013 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 588 (effective 7/1/13) |
03/20/2013 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0588) |