NOTICES OF INTENDED REGULATORY ACTION
Vol. 29 Iss. 9 - December 31, 2012

TITLE 8. EDUCATION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chapter 440
Notice of Intended Regulatory Action

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Board of Education intends to consider repealing 8VAC20-440, Regulations Governing the Employment of Professional Personnel and promulgating 8VAC20-441, Regulations Governing the Employment of Professional Personnel. The purpose of the proposed action is to promulgate new regulations for the employment of professional personnel. The new regulations will address (i) aligning the regulations with the Code of Virginia revisions, (ii) reviewing definitions, (iii) examining the phases of employment, and (iv) other areas of the regulations as needed. The entire regulation will be examined.

The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: § 22.1-302 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: January 30, 2013.

Agency Contact: Patty S. Pitts, Assistant Superintendent for Teacher Education and Licensure, Department of Education, P.O. Box 2120, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 371-2522, or email patty.pitts@doe.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. R13-3478; Filed December 4, 2012, 8:56 a.m.