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1999 SESSION
HB 1726 Evaluation of certain teachers.
Introduced by: Robert D. Hull | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Evaluation of certain teachers. Directs local school boards to fill positions with instructional personnel qualified in the relevant subject area. School boards are also required to (i) adopt employment policies that include incentives for excellence in teaching, including financial support for teachers attending professional development seminars or seeking and obtaining national certification; (ii) develop procedures for division superintendents and principals to use in evaluating instructional personnel that are appropriate to the tasks performed and address such matters as student academic progress and the skills and knowledge of instructional personnel, including, but not limited to, instructional methodology, classroom management, and subject matter knowledge; (iii) provide each probationary teacher with a mentor teacher to assist the probationary teacher in achieving excellence in instruction; and (iv) evaluate probationary teachers annually. Division superintendents must consider the annual evaluations of the probationary teachers when making recommendations to the school board regarding the nonrenewal of any probationary teacher’s contract. If the probationary teacher’s evaluation is not satisfactory, the school board must not reemploy the teacher. This bill specifically notes that none of these new requirements are to be construed to require cause for the nonrenewal of the contract of a probationary teacher, i.e., a teacher who has not achieved continuing contract status.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/99 House: Presented & ordered printed 992477297 pdf
- 02/01/99 House: Committee substitute printed 992773297-H1 pdf
- 03/08/99 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1726ER) pdf
- 04/08/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0831) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/99 House: Presented & ordered printed 992477297
- 01/13/99 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/18/99 House: Assigned to Education sub-committee: 3
- 02/01/99 House: Reported from Education with substitute (24-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/99 House: Committee substitute printed 992773297-H1
- 02/03/99 House: Read first time
- 02/04/99 House: Read second time
- 02/04/99 House: Committee substitute agreed to 992773297-H1
- 02/04/99 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 992773297-H1
- 02/05/99 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/99 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/99 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/08/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/99 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/09/99 Senate: Assigned to Ed. & Health sub-committee: Public Ed.
- 02/18/99 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: Reconsideration of passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: Reconsider constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/99 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/99 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/22/99 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/22/99 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/22/99 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/99 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/99 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/99 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/25/99 House: Senate amd. agreed to by House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/99 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE-ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/99 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1726ER)
- 03/12/99 House: Enrolled
- 03/12/99 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/15/99 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/29/99 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 831 (effective 7/1/99)
- 04/08/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0831)