HB 233

            
2020 SESSION

20102564D

HOUSE BILL NO. 233


Offered January 8, 2020


Prefiled December 29, 2019

A BILL to amend and reenact � 22.1-289.1 of the Code of 
 Virginia, relating to teacher compensation; at or above national average.
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Patrons-- Mugler, Avoli, Cole, J.G., Coyner, Hope, Jenkins, Lopez, Rasoul,
Samirah, Simonds, Subramanyam and Ward


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Referred to Committee on Education

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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; biennial review required.
 
 
It is a goal of the 
 Commonwealth that its public Public school 
 teachers shall 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 
 shall conduct a biennial review of the compensation of teachers and other 
 occupations requiring similar education and training and shall consider the 
 Commonwealths compensation for teachers relative to member states in the 
 Southern Regional Education Board. 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.
 
 
2. That the provisions of the first enactment of this act 
 shall become effective on July 1, 2025.
 
 
3. That state funding shall be provided on an incremental 
 basis pursuant to the general appropriation act to implement the provisions of 
 the first enactment of this act by July 1, 2025.