SB206 HFA Storch et al 6-19

               Delegates Storch, Longstreth, Dean, C. Thompson and Zukoff move to amend the bill on page 110, section 7A, lines 116 through 120, by striking out lines 116 through 120 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

(k) (m) Whenever a county board is required to reduce the number of professional personnel in its employment, the selection of the employee with the least amount of seniority shall to be properly notified and released from employment pursuant to the provisions of section two, article two of this chapter shall be based upon seniority and performance evaluations. The provisions of this subsection are subject to the following:

(1) In the event of a reduction in force, a county board of education may properly notify and release from employment pursuant to the provisions of section two, article two of this chapter any classroom teacher with unsatisfactory evaluations for the previous two consecutive years regardless of years of service instead of release from employment of less senior classroom teachers with satisfactory performance evaluations;

And, by renumbering the subsequent subdivisions accordingly.