Bill Text: VA HB1044 | 2018 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: School board; policies prohibiting abusive work environment, etc.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0488) [HB1044 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-HB1044-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §22.1-291.4 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§22.1-291.4. Bullying and abusive work environments prohibited.
A. Each school board shall implement, by July 1,
2014, policies and procedures to educate school board employees about
bullying, as defined in §22.1-276.01, and the need to create a bully-free
environment.
B. Each school board shall adopt policies to:
1. Prohibit abusive work environments in the school division;
2. Provide for the appropriate discipline of any school board employee who contributes to an abusive work environment; and
3. Prohibit retaliation or reprisal against a school board employee who alleges an abusive work environment or assists in the investigation of an allegation of an abusive work environment.
