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VA HB677

VA HB677
Public Instruction, Superintendent of; employment of certified school library specialists.

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Introduced
01/09/2024
In Committee
02/29/2024
Crossed Over
02/12/2024
Passed
Dead
04/11/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Superintendent of Public Instruction; employment of certified school library specialists. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ in the Department of Education at least one certified school library specialist who fulfills several duties enumerated in the bill, including providing leadership and technical assistance with the implementation and use of information literacy skills to support student achievement for local school divisions, Department staff, and other stakeholders and directing the implementation of state and national school library standards and consulting with and providing technical assistance to local school divisions relating to such standards. Superintendent of Public Instruction; employment of certified school library specialists. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ in the Department of Education at least one certified school library specialist who fulfills several duties enumerated in the bill, including providing leadership and technical assistance with the implementation and use of information literacy skills to support student achievement for local school divisions, Department staff, and other stakeholders and directing the implementation of state and national school library standards and consulting with and providing technical assistance to local school divisions relating to such standards.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ at least one certified school library specialist in the Department of Education. The specialist will have several duties, including providing leadership and technical assistance with the implementation of information literacy skills, directing the implementation of state and national school library standards, collaborating on grants and initiatives related to student literacy, supporting student learning through instructional programs, providing support and guidance to the Department, the Board, the General Assembly, and school boards, researching and promoting educational applications of technologies, creating connections between school library standards and the Standards of Learning, working with The Library of Virginia to acquire and promote digital resources, serving as a consultant on school library licensure requirements, ensuring the Department is up to date on school library issues, assisting school divisions without a division-level school library supervisor, and providing common evaluation practices and professional development for school librarians.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (on 03/04/2024)

Taxonomy

Education
  • ‐ Education Excellence
  • ‐ Elementary and Secondary Education

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Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB677 01/09/2024
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Printed as engrossed 24101576D-E https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB677FE122+PDF 02/20/2024
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB677E+hil 02/12/2024
House committee amendments reported https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB677AH 02/07/2024
Amendment(s) for HB677 Appropriations, Elementary & Secondary Education https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24106904A.pdf 02/05/2024
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offe https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB677F122+PDF 02/01/2024
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB677+hil 01/09/2024
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