Buses/Buildings/Safety
Bills related to school construction, school buses, and student transportation, crisis and emergency management plans, school safety audits, and environmental hazards. Of interest primarily to the Department of Facilities and Transportation Services.

Conduct and Discipline
Bills related to suspension and expulsion, weapons violations, substance abuse, and student behavior. Of interest primarily to the Office of Hearings and Legal Issues, Division Counsel and building principals.

Finance/Purchasing/Food Services
Bills related to budget development, accounting practices, financial reporting, food services and procurement. Also includes general information about the state budget. Of interest primarily to the Department of Financial Services.

Instruction and Standards of Learning
Bills related to career and technical education, driver's education, family life education, early childhood education, reading instruction, character education, adult education, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), and remediation programs. Of interest primarily to the Instructional Services Department and the Department of Special Services.

Instructional Technology
Bills related to hardware and software, internet, instructional technoogy, and records management. Of interest
primarily to the Department of Information Technology.

Personnel
Bills related to teacher licensure, substitute teachers, grievance and dismissal procedures, and contracts. Of interest primarily to the Department of Human Resources and Division Counsel.

Professional Development
Bills related to teacher training and professional development. Of interest primarily to the Department of Professional Learning and Development.

Retirement and Insurance
Bills related to health insurance, unemployment and workers' compensation, and the Virginia Retirement System. Of interest primarily to the Department of Human Resources and ERFC .

School Board/Governance
Bills related to local school board authority, education policy, mandates, charter schools, tuition tax credits, vouchers, and the Freedom of Information Act. Of interest primarily to the School Board, Superintendent, Division Counsel, and Communications and Community Outreach.

Standards of Quality/Standards of Accreditation
SOQ bills related to instructional programs, personnel, and class size and SOA bills related to accreditation, assessment, and graduation requirements. Of interest to the Department of Accountability and a broad range of school personnel and parents.

Special Services
Bills related to special education, the Comprehensive Services Act, alternative education, student registration, home instruction, and school health services. Of interest primarily to the Department of Special Services.

Taxation
Bills related to tobacco taxes, the local real property tax, the sales tax, equalization of city-county taxing authority, and comprehensive tax reform. Of interest primarily to the School Board, the Superintendent, and the Department of Financial Services.

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