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This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 240 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2006, chapter 373<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 301<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 690<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79461,"section_number":"58.1-322.03","catch_line":"Virginia taxable income; deductions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-322.03\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":182875,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73824,"identifier":"22.1-289.1","token":"22.1\/15\/1\/22.1-289.1","url":"\/22.1-289.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-289.1\/","token":"22.1\/15\/1\/22.1-289.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Teacher compensation; biennial review required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-289.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It is a goal of the Commonwealth that its public school teachers be compensated at a rate that is competitive in order<\/span> 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<\/span> 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<\/span> of Education by June 1 of each odd-numbered year.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTEACHER COMPENSATION; BIENNIAL REVIEW REQUIRED (\u00a7 22.1-289.1)\n\nIt is a goal of the Commonwealth that its public school teachers be compensated\nat a rate that is competitive in order to attract and keep highly qualified\nteachers. As used in this section, “competitive” means, at a\nminimum, at or above the national average teacher salary. The Department of\nEducation shall conduct a biennial review of the compensation of teachers and\nshall consider the Commonwealth’s compensation for teachers relative to\nthe national average teacher salary. The results of these reviews shall be\nreported to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Board of Education by\nJune 1 of each odd-numbered year.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 240; 2006, c. 373; 2017, c. 301; 2020, c. 690.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}