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VDOE staff brief board on bills being tracked; board records procedural motions and several items 'fall to the floor'
Summary
Department staff summarized key bills the agency is monitoring, including HB0031 (high-vacancy schools and $10,000 supplement), HB0116 (grievance procedures before dismissal), and others; the board passed a procedural motion to vote three Praxis items individually but no motions were made to approve the individual assessments, so each item fell to the floor.
Rob Gilstrap reviewed legislation the department is tracking in the current General Assembly session. Highlights included HB0031, which would create a "high vacancy" school designation (top 10% of schools by vacancy) and provide a $10,000 supplemental payment to professionally licensed teachers in those schools; the designation would persist for four years and the department would report on program effectiveness. Staff also summarized HB0116 (requiring grievance procedures before dismissal or certain disciplinary actions), HB0125/SB0117 (written notice of non-continuation), HB0139 (unpaid educational leave for certain local/state employee-association officers), HB0061 (national certified school psychologists eligible for incentive funds), and HB0085 (Virginia-specific postsecondary transition counselor program). Staff said 56 bills had passed through VDOE for tracking so far.
During voting items, a board member moved and the board approved a procedural motion to vote the agriculture, theater and library Praxis items individually. The board then solicited motions to approve each individual Praxis test; no member moved for approval on any of the three, and each item "fell to the floor" (no action). The meeting concluded with announcements, recognition of a longtime staff retiree (Alice), and an adjournment motion; the board set its next meeting for March 23 (in person).
