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HOUSE BILL NO. 1443 House Amendments in [ ] – February 6, 2020 A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-289.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Education; [ annual biennial ] teacher compensation review; report. ---------- Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate VanValkenburg ---------- Referred to Committee on Education ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 22.1-289.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 22.1-289.1. Teacher compensation; [ annual biennial ] review required.

It is a goal of the Commonwealth that its public school teachers be compensated at a rate that is competitive in order to attract and keep highly qualified teachers. As used in this section, "competitive" means, at a minimum, at or above the national average teacher salary. The Director of Human Resource Management Department of Education shall conduct [ a biennial an annual ] review of the compensation of teachers and other occupations requiring similar education and training and shall consider the Commonwealth's compensation for teachers relative to [ member states in the Southern Regional Education Board the national average teacher salary ] . The results of these reviews shall be reported to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Board of Education by June 1 of each [ odd-numbered ] year.