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2000 SESSION
SB 547 Revocation of teaching license; violations of test security.
Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Revocation of teaching license; violations of test security. Authorizes the Board of Education to suspend or revoke the teaching or administrative license of any person who knowingly and willfully commits specified acts regarding secure mandatory tests administered to students required by the Code of Virginia or by the Board of Education, such as the Standards of Learning assessments. Among the enumerated prohibited acts are giving unauthorized access to secure test questions; copying all or any portion of any secure test booklet; making available test answer keys, and providing a false certificaiton on any test security form required by the Department of Education. The bill defines a "secure test" as an item, question, or test that has not been made publicly available by the Department of Education. This provision must not be construed as restricting the actions of the Board, the Department, or the Superintendent of Public Instruction in test development or selection, test form construction, standard setting, test scoring and reporting, and other related activities. Current Board of Education regulations provide for the suspension, revocation, denial, and cancellation of teacher and administrator licenses. Grounds for suspension (8 VAC 20-21-680) include physical, mental, or emotional incapacity; incompetence or neglect of duty; and "other good and just cause of a similar nature." Among the grounds for revocation (8 VAC 20-21-660) are felony convictions, falsification of school records or reports, and conduct "detrimental to the health, welfare, discipline, or morale of students or to the best interest of the public schools…." The regulations also include various investigation and hearing procedures.
FULL TEXT
- 01/24/00 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 005096206 pdf
- 02/13/00 Senate: Committee substitute printed 006308504-S1 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/24/00 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 005096206
- 01/24/00 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/13/00 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (13-Y 1-N)
- 02/13/00 Senate: Committee substitute printed 006308504-S1
- 02/14/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: Read second time
- 02/15/00 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/15/00 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 006308504-S1
- 02/15/00 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 006308504-S1
- 02/15/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 5-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (34-Y 5-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 11-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (28-Y 11-N)
- 02/15/00 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/21/00 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/00 House: Read first time
- 02/21/00 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/25/00 House: Assigned to Education sub-committee: 3
- 03/03/00 House: No action taken by Education (23-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/00 House: Incorporated in other legislation (SB548-Newman)