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By SEN. KEVIN MILLER
Rappahannock News Contributing Writer
Money, money, money - the lack thereof, has been the overriding concern of legislators during the 1991 Session. During my 11 years as a member of the General Assembly I have never seen such frustration and anxiety on the part of so many state and local government employees, particularly public school personnel.
Efforts are being made to take some of the budgeting pressures off of localities. The bill I introduced to make Family Life Education optional was killed in the Senate Education Committee. An identical bill was killed in the House Education Committee. Making Family Life Education optional would allow localities to tailor any so called “Sex Ed” program to the needs of the community and, in most cases, reduce the cost.
The House Education Committee approved a bill that would allow specific temporary waivers of the requirements of public school Standards of Quality which would give certain localities more flexibility in areas such as class size and number of required support personnel. However, the Attorney General has issued an opinion that, “any revision of the Standards of Quality, whether initiated by the Board of Education or the General Assembly, must apply on a uniform, statewide basis to all school divisions.”
It would therefore appear, that to grant relief, any waiver or temporary suspension of the Standards of Quality should be general and statewide. Each school board would then have more freedom to provide the best program they can put together with available fiinds.
Sen. Kevin G. Miller, a Republi
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