HB1443: Teachers; biennial compensation review, report.


VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-289.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Education; biennial teacher compensation review; report.
[H 1443]
Approved

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 22.1-289.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 22.1-289.1. Teacher compensation; biennial review required.

It is a goal of the Commonwealth that its public school teachers be compensated at a rate that is competitive in order to attract and keep highly qualified teachers. As used in this section, "competitive" means, at a minimum, at or above the national average teacher salary. The Director of Human Resource Management Department of Education shall conduct a biennial review of the compensation of teachers and other occupations requiring similar education and training and shall consider the Commonwealth's compensation for teachers relative to member states in the Southern Regional Education Board the national average teacher salary. The results of these reviews shall be reported to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Board of Education by June 1 of each odd-numbered year.


HOUSE BILL NO. 1443
House Amendments in [ ] – February 6, 2020
A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-289.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Education; [ annual biennial ] teacher compensation review; report.
Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate VanValkenburg

Referred to Committee on Education

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 22.1-289.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 22.1-289.1. Teacher compensation; [ annual biennial ] review required.

It is a goal of the Commonwealth that its public school teachers be compensated at a rate that is competitive in order to attract and keep highly qualified teachers. As used in this section, "competitive" means, at a minimum, at or above the national average teacher salary. The Director of Human Resource Management Department of Education shall conduct [ a biennial an annual ] review of the compensation of teachers and other occupations requiring similar education and training and shall consider the Commonwealth's compensation for teachers relative to [ member states in the Southern Regional Education Board the national average teacher salary ] . The results of these reviews shall be reported to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Board of Education by June 1 of each [ odd-numbered ] year.

HOUSE BILL NO. 1443

Offered January 8, 2020
Prefiled January 8, 2020
A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-289.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Education; annual teacher compensation review; report.
Patron-- VanValkenburg

Committee Referral Pending

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 22.1-289.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 22.1-289.1. Teacher compensation; annual review required.

It is a goal of the Commonwealth that its public school teachers be compensated at a rate that is competitive in order to attract and keep highly qualified teachers. As used in this section, "competitive" means, at a minimum, at or above the national average teacher salary. The Director of Human Resource Management Department of Education shall conduct a biennial an annual review of the compensation of teachers and other occupations requiring similar education and training and shall consider the Commonwealth's compensation for teachers relative to member states in the Southern Regional Education Board. The results of these reviews shall be reported to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Board of Education by June 1 of each odd-numbered year.