16100488D
SENATE BILL NO. 502
Offered January 13, 2016
Prefiled January 12, 2016
A BILL to amend and reenact §2.2-1502.1 of the Code of
Virginia, relating to school efficiency reviews; scope and costs.
----------
Patron-- Locke
----------
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
----------
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §2.2-1502.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and
reenacted as follows:
§2.2-1502.1. School efficiency review program.
A. From such funds as may be appropriated or otherwise
received for such purpose, and upon written request by a local school board or
the division superintendent, the Director shall initiate a review of the
relevant school division's central operations. Such review shall identify best practices followed by the division
that may be shared with other divisions statewide, examine
noninstructional expenditures,
and identify opportunities to improve operational efficiencies and reduce costs
for the division and. The review shall include but not be limited to
examinations of (i) overhead divisional administration,
(ii) human resources, (iii) procurement educational service
delivery costs, (iv) facilities use and management, (v)
financial management, (vi) transportation, (vii) technology
planning management,
and (viii) energy management food services. Such review
shall not address the effectiveness of the educational services being delivered
by the division and shall not
constitute a division-level
academic review as required by §22.1-253.13:3.
B. School divisions shall pay 25 percent of the
cost of the school efficiency review
in the fiscal year immediately following the completion of the final school
efficiency review report.
Additionally, commencing with reviews completed in fiscal year 2007, partial
recovery of the cost of individual reviews shall be made in the fiscal year
beginning not less than 12 months and not more than 24 months following the
release of a final efficiency review report for an individual school division.
Such additional recovery may occur if the affected school division
superintendent or superintendent's designee has not certified that at least
half the recommendations have been initiated or at least half of the equivalent
savings of such efficiency review have been realized. Lacking such
certification the school division shall reimburse the state for 25 percent of the
cost of the school efficiency review. Such reimbursement shall be paid into the
general fund of the state treasury. The Department of Planning and Budget shall
provide the format for such certification.
C.
All agencies, authorities, and institutions of the Commonwealth shall cooperate
and provide assistance as the Director may request.
|