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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 83 Offered January 22, 1996 Proposing an amendment to Section 7 of Article VIII of the Constitution of Virginia, relating to school boards. ----------
Patrons-- Gartlan, Edwards, Lambert, Lucas, Miller, Y.B., Quayle, Ticer, Trumbo, Waddell and Whipple; Delegates: Christian, Cooper, Crittenden, Dillard, Hull, Melvin, Moore, Phillips, Puller, Putney, Shuler, Spruill, Stump and Tate
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WHEREAS, a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Virginia, hereinafter set forth, was agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly at the regular session of 1995 and referred to this, the next regular session held after the 1995 general election of members of the House of Delegates, as required by the Constitution of Virginia; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the following amendment to the Constitution of Virginia be, and the same hereby is, proposed 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.