Virginia HB 371: School board employees, licensed; cultural competency training, bullying.

Bill Text

2022SESSION
INTRODUCED
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1 HOUSEBILLNO.371
2 OfferedJanuary12,2022
3 PrefiledJanuary11,2022
4 A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-298.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to licensed school board
5 employees; cultural competency training; bullying of Asian American and Pacific Islander students.
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Patrons––Convirs-FowlerandShin
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8 ReferredtoCommitteeonEducation
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10 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
11 1. That §22.1-298.7 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
12 §22.1-298.7. Teachers and other licensed school board employees; cultural competency training.
13 Each school board shall adopt and implement policies that require each teacher and any other school
14 board employee holding a license issued by the Board to complete cultural competency training, in
15 accordance with guidance issued by the Board, at least every two years. Such guidance shall include a
16 model curriculum for cultural competency training relating to the bullying of Asian American and
17 Pacific Islander students, and such model curriculum shall be incorporated into all training required for
18 licensed school board employees pursuant to this section.
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HB371
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