School Efficiency Reviews (language only)

Item 130 #1c

Language
Page 104, after line 5, insert:
"C. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 2.2-1502.1, Code of Virginia,the Board of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Planning and Budget, is authorized to invite a school division to participate in the school efficiency review program described in § 2.2-1502.1, Code of Virginia, as a component of a division level academic review pursuant to § 22.1-253.13:3, Code of Virginia.Commencing in fiscal year 2006, when a school division elects to undergo a school efficiency review pursuant to this provision, the school division shall not be charged the 25 percent for the costs of such review.  However, a school division shall pay a separate 25 percent of the total costs of such review if the school division's superintendent or superintendent's designee has not certified that at least half of the recommendations have been initiated within 24 months after the completion of the review."

Explanation
(This amendment authorizes the Board of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Planning and Budget, to invite a school division to participate in the school efficiency review program as a component of a division level academic review. Currently, Petersburg City Public Schools is the only school system in division level academic review.)