Public schools; evaluation policies and grievance procedures. (SB1223)
Introduced By
Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg) with support from co-patron 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
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.
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103695D |
01/09/2013 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/24/2013 | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2013 | Committee substitute printed 13104502D-S1 |
01/25/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2013 | Motion to recommit to committee agreed to |
01/28/2013 | Recommitted to Education and Health |
01/31/2013 | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2013 | Committee substitute printed 13104851D-S2 |
02/01/2013 | Incorporates SB935 |
02/01/2013 | Read second time |
02/01/2013 | Passed by for the day |
02/04/2013 | Read second time |
02/04/2013 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/04/2013 | Committee substitute #1 rejected 13104502D-S1 |
02/04/2013 | Committee substitute #2 agreed to 13104851D-S2 |
02/04/2013 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1223S2 |
02/04/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2013 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2013 | Placed on Calendar |
02/06/2013 | Read first time |
02/06/2013 | Referred to Committee on Education |
02/11/2013 | Reported from Education (17-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2013 | Read second time |
02/13/2013 | Read third time |
02/13/2013 | Amendments by Delegate Ward rejected |
02/13/2013 | Passed House (75-Y 25-N) |
02/13/2013 | VOTE: PASSAGE (75-Y 25-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2013 | Enrolled |
02/19/2013 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1223ER) |
02/19/2013 | Signed by Speaker |
02/20/2013 | Signed by President |
02/21/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1223ER) |
03/20/2013 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 650 (effective 7/1/13) |
03/20/2013 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0650) |