Educator pay, dismissal procedures, assessments, planning time, and continuing contracts on House Education Agenda Tomorrow

January 24, 2022

Tuesday will be a busy day for the House Education Sub-Committee and there are many bills on the docket pertaining to educator pay, dismissal procedures, assessments, planning time, and continuing contracts. Now is the time to make your voice heard. Sign up to give testimony or submit written comments by clicking on the links below.

House Education Sub-Committee: K-12

Avoli(Chair), LaRock, McGuire, Durant, Tata, VanValkenburg, Subramanyam, Maldonado, Davis

Morning Meeting: Tuesday, January 25, 2022, 7:30 a.m., House Room 2, The Capitol

Afternoon Meeting: Tuesday, January 25, 2022, 4:00 p.m., House Room 1

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HB 12 Public school buildings; limits entry points, screening individuals. VEA OPPOSES
HB 89 Disorderly conduct in public places; removes provision relating to elementary & secondary students. VEA OPPOSES
HB 127 Academic year Governor’s Schools; certain practices prohibited and permitted. VEA OPPOSES
HB 236 Teachers’ licenses, certain; Board of Education permitted to temporarily extend. VEA SUPPORTS
HB 246 School attendance; 4-H educational programs and activities. VEA SUPPORTS
HB 294 Education improvement scholarship tax credit; eligible students in need of safer school environment. VEA OPPOSES
HB 313 Public school buses; new buses to be equipped with seat belts. VEA OPPOSES
HB 362 School boards, local; instruction on climate change. VEA HAS NO POSITION
HB 363 School board employees, certain; grounds for dismissal, report. VEA OPPOSES
HB 371 School board employees, licensed; cultural competency training, bullying. VEA SUPPORTS
HB 433 Standards of Learning, certain; assessments, method of administration. VEA HAS NO POSITION
HB 440 School boards; teachers to ensure planning time and planning periods. VEA SUPPORTS
HB 486 Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology; admissions requirements VEA HAS NO POSITION
HB511 March Students who receive home instruction; participation in interscholastic programs. VEA HAS NO POSITION
HB535 Clark Teachers; required to be compensated at or above the national average. VEA SUPPORTS.
HB581 VanValkenburg School boards, local; teacher career ladder compensation programs. VEA SUPPORTS
HB583 Roem Public elementary and secondary school students; ability to pay for meals and school meal debt. VEA SUPPORTS
HB1005 Guzman Public school teachers; continuing contract, resignation. VEA SUPPORTS
HB1022 Guzman Public elementary and secondary school students, certain; excused absences. VEA SUPPORTS

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