HB2474: Planning time for school teachers; Superintendent to ensure elementary school teachers are provided.


HOUSE BILL NO. 2474
House Amendments in [ ] -- February 9, 2009
A BILL to amend and reenact 22.1-291.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to planning time for elementary school teachers.
Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate Hugo

Referred to Committee on Education

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That 22.1-291.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

22.1-291.1. Planning time for school teachers.

[ Each Upon certification from the Superintendent of Public Instruction that the existing Standards of Quality staffing allocations of resource teachers and librarians or other appropriate instructional positions are sufficient to provide an average of 30 minutes per day during the student's school week as planning time to all elementary teachers, each ] school board shall seek to ensure that all elementary school teachers in its employment are provided at least three hours an average of 30 minutes per day during the students' school week as planning time.

HOUSE BILL NO. 2474
Offered January 14, 2009
Prefiled January 14, 2009
A BILL to amend and reenact 22.1-291.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to planning time for elementary school teachers.
Patron-- Hugo

Committee Referral Pending

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That 22.1-291.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

22.1-291.1. Planning time for school teachers.

Each school board shall seek to ensure that all elementary school teachers in its employment are provided at least three hours an average of 30 minutes per day during the students' school week as planning time.