Bill Text: VA HB2145 | 2019 | Regular Session | Comm Sub


Bill Title: Teachers; model exit questionnaire, statewide implementation.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-05 - Left in Appropriations [HB2145 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2019-HB2145-Comm_Sub.html
19105857D
HOUSE BILL NO. 2145
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the House Committee on Education
on January 28, 2019)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Turpin)
A BILL to amend and reenact §§22.1-23 and 22.1-23.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Education; exit questionnaire for teachers.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§22.1-23 and 22.1-23.1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:

§22.1-23. Duties in general.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall:

1. Serve as secretary of the Board of Education;

2. Provide such assistance in his office as shall be necessary for the proper and uniform enforcement of the provisions of the school laws in cooperation with the local school authorities;

3. Prepare and furnish such forms for attendance officers, teachers and other school officials as are required by law;

4. (Expires July 1, 2020) At least annually, survey all local school divisions to identify critical shortages of teachers and administrative personnel by geographic area, by school division, or by subject matter, and report such critical shortages to each local school division and to the Virginia Retirement System;

5. Develop and provide to local school divisions a model an exit questionnaire for teachers;

6. Along with the State Health Commissioner, work to combat childhood obesity and other chronic health conditions that affect school-age children;

7. Designate an employee of the Department of Education to serve as its liaison to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and the State Board for Community Colleges; and

8. Perform such other duties as the Board of Education may prescribe.

§22.1-23.1. Exit questionnaire for teachers.

The Department of Education (the Department) shall develop and oversee a pilot program to administer across five geographically and demographically diverse school divisions the model exit questionnaire for teachers developed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction (the Superintendent) pursuant to §22.1-23 to each teacher who ceases to be employed by the relevant school board for any reason, analyze the results of each such questionnaire, and include such results and analysis in the Superintendent's annual report beginning in 2018. The Department shall (i) administer such questionnaire to each teacher who ceases to be employed by the relevant school board for any reason and (ii) collect, maintain, and report on the results of each such questionnaire in a manner that ensures the confidentiality of each teacher's name and other personally identifying identifiable information.

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