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2019 SESSION

19101470D
SENATE BILL NO. 1433
Offered January 9, 2019
Prefiled January 8, 2019
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-298.2:1, relating to the Department of Education; teacher employment data; education preparation programs.
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Patrons-- McClellan, Howell and Locke; Delegate: Turpin
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-298.2:1 as follows:

§ 22.1-298.2:1. Teacher employment data; education preparation programs.

The Department of Education shall aggregate and report to each education preparation program the following teacher employment data on such program's graduates, as available: the total number of graduates who obtain full licensure within three years of graduation; the percentage of all graduates who teach within three years of graduation; the total number of graduates employed in the Commonwealth by school division, graduation year, and type of school; the school characteristics, attributes of students, and, educational outcomes where graduates initially taught; and information on teacher transfers and departures relative to initial employment.