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2018 SESSION

18107511D
SENATE BILL NO. 343
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the House Committee on Education
on February 28, 2018)
(Patrons Prior to Substitute--Senators Peake and Obenshain [SB 928])
A BILL to permit school boards to employ certain individuals under certain conditions.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of § 22.1-296.1 of the Code of Virginia, any school board may, consistent with the authority granted to the school board pursuant to § 22.1-307 of the Code of Virginia to employ a teacher who has been convicted of a felony, employ any individual who was employed by a school board as of December 17, 2015, and who (i) has been convicted of a felony, with the exception of (a) any felony pursuant to subsections B or F of § 3.2-6570, § 18.2-46.2, § 18.2-46.3:1, § 18.2-46.3:3, subsection C of § 18.2-57, § 18.2-57.02, § 18.2-60, subsection C of § 18.2-280, subdivision (1) of § 18.2-355, § 18.2-356, or § 18.2-357; (b) any felony listed in clause (iii) of the definition of "barrier crime" set forth in § 19.2-392.02; (c) any felony offense against a child; (d) any act of violence as defined in § 19.2-297.1 or violent felony set forth in subsection C of § 17.1-805; and (e) any offense for which registration is required pursuant to § 9.1-902, and (ii) has been granted a simple pardon by the Governor and has had his rights restored by the Governor.