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§ 22.1-289.1 Teacher compensation; biennial review required

It is a goal of the Commonwealth that its public school teachers 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 Department of Education shall conduct a biennial review of the compensation of teachers and shall consider the Commonwealth’s compensation for teachers relative to the national average teacher salary. 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.

History

This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 240 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1987 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2006, chapter 373; in 2017, chapter 301; in 2020, chapter 690.

1987, c. 240; 2006, c. 373; 2017, c. 301; 2020, c. 690.

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Amendment Attempts

HB273: Teachers; increase in salaries for those in critical shortage areas. (failed)
HB1084: Standards of Quality; average teacher salary to be competitive nationally. (failed)
HB1590: Teachers; salary should equal or surpass national average for those in public schools. (failed)
SB324: Teachers; salary should be competitive rate relative to member states in So. Regional Ed. Board.
HB2847: Standards of Quality; average teacher salary. (failed)
HB92: Standards of Quality; requires that average teacher salary not be less than annual national salary. (failed)
SB267: Teacher salary; requires that state average to be competitive with national salary. (failed)
HB2335: Standards of Quality; state average teacher salary not be less than national average. (failed)
SB894: Biennial appropriation act; State's appropriations shall start on July 1 of odd-numbered years. (failed)
HB353: Standards of Quality; average teacher salary. (failed)
SB102: Budget process; biennial appropriations shall start on July 1 of odd-numbered years. (failed)
SB102: Budget process; biennial appropriations shall start on July 1 of odd-numbered years. (failed)
SB912: Biennial appropriation act; shall start on July 1 of odd-numbered years. (failed)
SB117: Biennial appropriation act; shall start on July 1 of odd-numbered years. (failed)
SB1105: Biennial appropriations; changing to start in odd-numbered year. (failed)
SB1156: Teacher compensation; State goal that public school teacher compensation be nationally competitive. (failed)
SB187: Biennial appropriations, Commonwealth's; changing to begin in an odd-numbered year. (failed)
SB1051: Biennial appropriation act; changing biennial appropriations. (failed)
SB359: Biennial appropriations; changes to begin in an odd-numbered year. (failed)
HB2332: Teachers; compensation at rate competitive with national average salary. (passed)
HB2363: Teachers; compensation at rate competitive with national average salary. (failed)
SB843: Biennial appropriation act; Commonwealth's appropriations shall start on July 1 of odd-numbered yrs. (failed)
SB404: Biennial appropriations; changes appropriations to start July 1 in an odd-numbered year, etc. (failed)
HB233: Teachers; required to be compensated at or above national average. (failed)
HB1443: Teachers; biennial compensation review, report. (passed)
SB518: Commonwealth's biennial appropriations; changing to begin in odd-numbered years. (failed)
HB1915: Teachers; required to be compensated at or above national average. (failed)
HB535: Teachers; required to be compensated at or above national average. (failed)
SB157: Public elementary and secondary schools; competitive compensation for certain positions.
HB1497: Teachers; required to be compensated at or above national average. (failed)
HB1566: Public school teachers and other Standards of Quality-funded positions; compensation. (failed)
SB157: Public elementary and secondary schools; competitive compensation for certain positions. (failed)
SB1215: Public elementary and secondary school teachers; calculations for competitive compensation. (passed)
HB187: Teachers; process and timeline for increasing salary. (failed)
HB564: Public schools; classified instructional support staff, competitive compensation, biennial review. (failed)
HB1152: Teachers; compensation at or above national average, various annual salary adjustments. (failed)
SB104: Teachers; process and timeline for increasing salary. (failed)
HB564: Public schools; classified instructional support staff, competitive compensation, biennial review. (failed)
HB1551: Income tax, state; removes sunset on elevated standard deduction amounts, etc. (failed)
HB1562: Income tax deduction; tips. (failed)
HB1754: Income tax; imposition of tax and standard deduction. (failed)
HB1965: Income tax, state; deduction for tips and overtime compensation. (failed)
HB1969: Taxation; extension of expiring sunsets, etc.
HB2266: Electric utilities; distribution cost sharing program established, etc. (passed)
HB2519: Income tax, state; deductions for in vitro fertilization. (failed)
HB2728: Child tax credit; imposition of tax, adjustments. (failed)
SB763: Income tax deduction; tips. (failed)
SB782: Income tax, state; deductions and earned income tax credit, removes sunset. (failed)
SB835: Virginia College Opportunity Endowment and Fund; established, report. (failed)
SB845: Virginia taxable income; standard deduction; sunset. (failed)
SB951: Income tax, state; removes certain sunsets for standard deduction, etc. (failed)
SB1276: Labor and employment; portable benefit accounts, income tax, deduction. (failed)
HB12: Income tax, state; standard deduction.
HB979: Taxation provisions; increases standard deduction. (failed)
HB1074: State taxation; numerous changes to the Commonwealth's tax structure. (failed)
SB7: Income tax, state; standard deduction and earned income tax credit. (failed)
SB375: Virginia College Opportunity Fund; established, reports.
SB452: Commonwealth Savers Plan; ImABLE accounts established, tax treatment. (failed)
SB662: Taxation & revenues; extends sunsets for standard deduction and refundable earned income tax
SB676: Income tax, state; removes sunset for standard deduction and earned income tax credit.
SB702: Income tax, state; brackets, deductions, and exemptions, inflation indexing. (failed)
SB710: Income tax, state; removes sunset on elevated standard deduction amounts, etc. (failed)
SB769: Constitutional amendment; gen. approp. act, reapportionment, redistricting congressional districts.