Virginia HB 1254: School personnel; staffing ratios, school nurses.

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18103110D

HOUSE BILL NO. 1254 

Offered January 10, 2018 

Prefiled January 10, 2018 

A BILL to amend and reenact �� 22.1-253.13:2 and 22.1-274 of 
 the Code of Virginia, relating to school personnel; staffing ratios; school 
 nurses. 
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Patron-- Thomas 

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Referred to Committee on Education 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That �� 22.1-253.13:2 and 22.1-274 of the Code of Virginia 
 are amended and reenacted as follows:

� 22.1-253.13:2. Standard 2. Instructional, administrative, 
 and support personnel.

A. The Board shall establish requirements for the licensing of 
 teachers, principals, superintendents, and other professional personnel.

B. School boards shall employ licensed instructional personnel 
 qualified in the relevant subject areas.

C. Each school board shall assign licensed instructional 
 personnel in a manner that produces divisionwide ratios of students in average 
 daily membership to full-time equivalent teaching positions, excluding special 
 education teachers, principals, assistant principals, counselors, and 
 librarians, that are not greater than the following ratios: (i) 24 to one in 
 kindergarten with no class being larger than 29 students; if the average daily 
 membership in any kindergarten class exceeds 24 pupils, a full-time teacher's 
 aide shall be assigned to the class; (ii) 24 to one in grades one, two, and 
 three with no class being larger than 30 students; (iii) 25 to one in grades 
 four through six with no class being larger than 35 students; and (iv) 24 to 
 one in English classes in grades six through 12. After September 30 of any 
 school year, anytime the number of students in a class exceeds the class size 
 limit established by this subsection, the local school division shall notify 
 the parent of each student in such class of such fact no later than 10 days 
 after the date on which the class exceeded the class size limit. Such 
 notification shall state the reason that the class size exceeds the class size 
 limit and describe the measures that the local school division will take to 
 reduce the class size to comply with this subsection.

Within its regulations governing special education programs, 
 the Board shall seek to set pupil/teacher ratios for pupils with intellectual 
 disability that do not exceed the pupil/teacher ratios for self-contained 
 classes for pupils with specific learning disabilities.

Further, school boards shall assign instructional personnel in 
 a manner that produces schoolwide ratios of students in average daily 
 memberships to full-time equivalent teaching positions of 21 to one in middle 
 schools and high schools. School divisions shall provide all middle and high 
 school teachers with one planning pe