Committee splits on technical fix to continuing-contract due-process language; bill reported 5-2
HB 1915, described by the sponsor as a technical fix to clarify due-process rights for continuing-contract teachers between school years, drew mixed testimony from the Virginia Education Association (support) and school/district officials (concern); the subcommittee reported the bill 5-2.
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Delegate brought forward House Bill 1915, which the sponsor characterized as a quasi-technical fix to clarify that continuing-contract teachers retain due-process protections when a school division seeks not to continue a contract between school years. The sponsor said the change is intended to ensure veteran teachers are afforded grievance procedures rather than a simple written notice during the off-school-year window.
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