Public school teachers; probationary term of service, grounds for dismissal, and dismissal hearings. (HB9)
Introduced By
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 school teachers; probationary term of service, grounds for dismissal, and dismissal hearings. Permits each school board to extend for up to two additional years the three-year probationary term of service that is required for each teacher in the school division before the issuance of a continuing contract and prohibits each school board from reemploying a teacher whose performance evaluation during such probationary period is not satisfactory. The bill provides that, for the purpose of the dismissal of a teacher for cause, the term "incompetency" may be construed to include consistent failure to meet the endorsement requirements for the position or one or more unsatisfactory performance evaluations. The bill also eliminates the option for a school board to conduct a teacher dismissal hearing before a three-member fact-finding panel, requires each such hearing to be set no later than 15 days after the request for the hearing, and reduces from 10 days to five days the minimum period of advance written notice to the teacher of the time and place of such hearing. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/17/2021 | Committee |
| 12/17/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100668D |
| 12/17/2021 | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 01/17/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB9) |
| 01/17/2022 | Assigned Education sub: K-12 |
| 01/18/2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
| 01/19/2022 | Reported from Education (12-Y 10-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/21/2022 | Read first time |
| 01/24/2022 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/25/2022 | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)9 |
| 01/25/2022 | Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N) |
| 01/25/2022 | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/26/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/26/2022 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/17/2022 | Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
This bill does almost nothing to improve quality and training of teachers and will likely encourage some to leave the profession. Combined with things like the “George Orwell” Youngkin tip line it may encourage some promising young educators to seek other (better paid) employment.