SB 124 (Black)
– This bill would allow any school district to invoke the current
exemption from the prohibition against hiring, under certain circumstances, a
school district employee who is related to a member of the school board.
Current law limits use of the exemption to only those school districts located
in Planning Districts 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, and 17. The bill incorporates SB 301, SB 345, SB 763, and SB764. VSBA supports this bill. The
subcommittee recommended the bill for reporting (7-0).
SB 336
(Peake) – This
bill would require that every elected
public body afford an opportunity for public comment during any open meeting.
The bill would permit elected public bodies to choose the approximate point
during the meeting when public comment will be received and to adopt reasonable
rules governing the public comment portion of the meeting, including imposing
reasonable restrictions on time, place, and manner. Such rules shall not limit
public comment to only the submission of written comments. The bill would
require that the notice given by any public body prior to a meeting include
information as to the approximate point during the meeting when public comment
will be received. VSBA spoke in opposition to this bill. The subcommittee recommended carrying the bill over to 2019 and referring it to the FOIA council.
SB 512 (Suetterlein)
– This bill would exclude student telephone numbers and student personal
email addresses contained in scholastic records from the mandatory disclosure
provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
VSBA staff also attended and tracked meetings of Senate Finance and House Appropriations as they continue to discuss their individual budget proposals. Committee approved amendments to both proposals can be here and here. Proposed School Division Distributions for the House proposal can be located here.
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