HB363:

School board employees, certain; grounds for dismissal, report.

Bill Summary:

Certain school board employees; dismissal; grounds;
continuing contract study; report. Prohibits school board employees
who are not required to hold a valid license issued by the Board
of Education and public school teachers from being dismissed based
on a last-hired, first-fired dismissal policy or any other similar
policy that mandates that, when considering more than one such employee
for dismissal, the seniority of each such employee shall be the sole
determinative factor in the dismissal decision. The bill also requires
the Board of Education, the House Committee on Education, and the
Senate Committee on Education and Health, in consultation with local
school boards, to study and make recommendations to the General Assembly
no later than November 1, 2022, regarding effective, alternative
ways in which the performance of teachers may be evaluated for the
purpose of awarding or rescinding continuing contract status.