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2019 SESSION


VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act 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.
[S 1433]
Approved

 

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 and to the extent that such data does not reveal personally identifiable information: 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.

2. That the provisions of this act shall become effective upon the implementation of an automated teacher licensure and intake system by the Department of Education.