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1997 SESSION


CHAPTER 827
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 22.1-253.13:5, 23-9.2:3, 23-9.8, and 23-9.13:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to training in educational technology.
[H 1848]
Approved April 2, 1997

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 22.1-253.13:5, 23-9.2:3, 23-9.8, and 23-9.13:1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 22.1-253.13:5. Standard 5. Training and professional development.

A. The General Assembly and the Board of Education find that effective educational leadership and personnel and appropriate programs of professional development and training are essential for the advancement of public education in the Commonwealth.

B. Each member of the Board of Education shall participate in in-service programs on personnel, curriculum and current issues in education as part of his service on the Board.

C. The Board of Education shall sponsor, conduct or provide advice on (i) training and professional development of teachers, principals, supervisors, division superintendents and other school staff and (ii) in-service programs for school board members on personnel, curriculum and current issues in education. The Board shall provide technical assistance on professional development to local school boards designed to seek to ensure that all instructional personnel are proficient in the use of educational technology consistent with its Six-Year Educational Technology Plan for Virginia.

D. Each local school board shall require (i) its members to participate annually in in-service programs on personnel, curriculum and current issues in education as part of their service on the local board and (ii) require the division superintendent to participate annually in professional development activities at the local, state or national levels.

E. Each local school board shall provide (i) a program of professional development, as part of the license renewal process, to assist teachers and principals in acquiring the skills needed to work with gifted students and handicapped students and to increase student achievement, and (ii) a program of professional development in educational technology for all instructional personnel, and (iii) a program of professional development for administrative personnel designed to increase proficiency in instructional leadership and management.

§ 23-9.2:3. Power of governing body of educational institution to establish rules and regulations; offenses occurring on property of institution; state direct student financial assistance.

A. In addition to the powers now enjoyed by it, the board of visitors or other governing body of every educational institution shall have the power:

1. To establish rules and regulations for the acceptance of students except that individuals who have been convicted of violating the federal requirement to register for the selective service shall not be eligible to receive any state direct student assistance; to establish rules and regulations for the conduct of students while attending such institution; and to establish rules and regulations for the dismissal of students who fail or refuse to abide by such rules and regulations.

2. To establish rules and regulations for the employment of professors, teachers, instructors and all other employees and provide for their dismissal for failure to abide by such rules and regulations.

3. To provide parking and traffic rules and regulations on property owned by such institution.

4. To establish guidelines for the initiation or induction into any social fraternity or sorority in accordance with § 18.2-56.

B. Upon receipt of an appropriate resolution of the board of visitors or other governing body of an educational institution, the governing body of a political subdivision which is contiguous to the institution shall enforce state statutes and local ordinances with respect to offenses occurring on the property of the institution.

The governing bodies of the public institutions of higher education shall assist the State Council of Higher Education and the Virginia Student Assistance Authorities in enforcing the provisions related to eligibility for financial aid.

C. In order to improve the quality of the Commonwealth's work force and educational programs, the governing bodies of the public institutions of higher education shall establish programs to seek to ensure that all graduates have the technology skills necessary to compete in the 21st Century and, particularly, that all students matriculating in teacher-training programs receive instruction in the effective use of educational technology.

§ 23-9.8. Cooperation with State Board of Education.

The Council shall cooperate with the State Board of Education in matters of interest to both the public school schools and the state-supported institutions of higher education, particularly in connection with coordination of the college admission requirements and teacher training programs with the public school program. In accomplishing this responsibility, the Council shall consult with the Board on its Six-Year Educational Technology Plan for Virginia and shall encourage the public institutions of higher education to design programs which include the skills necessary for the successful implementation of the Plan.

§ 23-9.13:1. Institutes for training teachers, administrators and librarians; guidelines to be developed by the State Council of Higher Education.

A. From such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose and from such gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds as may be received on its behalf, the Council shall establish institutes providing technology training for teachers, administrators and librarians in the elementary and secondary schools of the Commonwealth.

B. The institutes shall be established at no more than three sites, which may include two-year and four-year public institutions of higher education.

C. The State Council of Higher Education shall, in consultation with the Virginia Department of Education and the accredited teacher education programs of the Commonwealth's institutions of higher education, develop guidelines to seek to ensure that all students matriculating in teacher-training programs meet the standards embodied in Virginia's Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel and have the requisite skills for the implementation of the Board of Education's Six-Year Educational Technology Plan for Virginia.