22.1-296 - Payment of employees; reimbursement for private transportation; certain sick leave policies. - Virginia Statutes

§ 22.1-296. Payment of employees; reimbursement for private transportation;certain sick leave policies.

A. Each school board shall provide for the payment of teachers, principals,assistant principals and other employees monthly, semi-monthly or biweekly,as may be determined by the school board.

However, school boards receiving a waiver from the Board of Educationpursuant to § 22.1-79.1 and setting the school calendar so that the first daystudents are required to attend occurs prior to August 15 shall establish apayment schedule to ensure that all contract personnel are compensated fortime worked within the first month of employment.

B. All school board employees may be reimbursed for private transportation ata rate not to exceed that which is authorized for persons traveling on statebusiness in accordance with § 2.2-2825. Whatever rate is paid, however, shallbe the same for school board members and employees of the board.

C. Each local school board shall adopt policies providing for leave withoutpay for school board employees with debilitating or life-threatening illnessor injury, without regard to the employee's length of service with the schoolboard.

(Code 1950, §§ 22-57.2, 22-72; 1954, c. 289; 1956, Ex. Sess., c. 60; 1959,Ex. Sess., c. 79, § 1; 1966, c. 691; 1968, c. 139; 1970, c. 71; 1971, Ex.Sess., c. 161; 1972, c. 511; 1975, cc. 308, 328; 1980, c. 559; 1998, c. 872;2003, cc. 531, 557; 2005, c. 486.)