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2015 SESSION
HB 1962 School board members, local; professional development activities requirement.
Introduced by: R. Steven Landes | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Local school board members; professional development. Adds additional topics to the professional development activities required of local school board members and requires members to certify their compliance annually with the clerk of the school board. The bill requires the local clerk to record individual members' compliance at the first school board meeting of the year. The bill also directs the Board of Education, in conjunction with the Virginia School Boards Association, to establish criteria for the professional development and training of local school board members. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2016.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Local school board members; professional development. Adds additional topics to the professional development activities required of local school board members and requires members to certify their compliance annually with the clerk of the school board. The bill requires the local clerk to record individual members' compliance at the first school board meeting of the year. The bill also directs the Board of Education, in conjunction with the Virginia School Boards Association, to establish criteria for the professional development and training of local school board members. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2016.