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1995 SESSION

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 569
Offered January 23, 1995
Proposing an amendment to Section 7 of Article VIII of the Constitution of Virginia, relating to school boards.
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Patrons--Robinson, Almand, Callahan, Christian, Cooper, Crittenden, Darner, Dillard, Hull, Jones, J.C., McDonnell, Melvin, Miller, Phillips, Putney, Spruill and Stump; Senator: Potts
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Referred to Committee on Rules
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RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, a majority of the members elected to each house agreeing, That the following amendment to the Constitution of Virginia be, and the same hereby is, proposed and referred to the General Assembly at its first regular session held after the next general election of members of the House of Delegates for its concurrence in conformity with the provisions of Section 1 of Article XII of the Constitution of Virginia, namely:

Amend Section 7 of Article VIII of the Constitution of Virginia as follows:

ARTICLE VIII
EDUCATION
Section 7. School boards.

The supervision of schools in each school division shall be vested in a school board, to be composed of members selected in the manner, for the term, possessing the qualifications, and to the number provided by law. The General Assembly may provide by general law for a personnel grievance procedure for school board employees which permits grievances to be resolved by a body other than the school board.