Charter schools; participation of personnel in Virginia Retirement System. (SB457)
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; personnel. Allows public charter schools to designate in their applications whether their employees will participate in the Virginia Retirement System. The bill directs the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement System to develop procedures allowing school boards that approve such applications to exempt the charter school employees from participation. The bill also (i) requires at least 75 percent of public charter elementary school teachers to be licensed and at least 50 percent of public charter middle and high school teachers to be licensed and (ii) specifies that all teachers otherwise be "highly qualified," as defined by the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/07/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101816D |
01/07/2014 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/16/2014 | Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
01/16/2014 | Rereferred to Finance |
02/03/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (SB457) |
02/04/2014 | Failed to report (defeated) in Finance (6-Y 11-N) (see vote tally) |