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All Education Bills
Bill Patron Title
HB22 Helmer VMI; removes certain authority, disciplinary immunity for certain individuals who make reports. View Comments
HB38 Henson Public schools; mental health awareness training and instruction, requirements. View Comments
HB53 Cole, J.G. Student bullying; adjusts definition, characteristics of victim. View Comments
HB56 Feggans Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; tuition and fee waivers, eligibility. View Comments
HB85 Laufer Va.-specific postsecondary transition counselor certificate program; development and establishment. View Comments
HB92 Rasoul Public schools; At-Risk Program established, Standards of Quality, state-funded special education. View Comments
HB96 Bennett-Parker School breakfast; availability at no cost to students. View Comments
HB116 Ward School board employee grievance procedure; timing of dispute resolution. View Comments
HB125 Reaser Public school teachers; written notice of noncontinuation of continuing contract. View Comments
HB131 Simon Higher educational institutions; reasonable accommodations for religious beliefs, etc. View Comments
HB132 Simon Graduation with an advanced studies diploma; requirements, complet. of Int'l Baccalaureate diploma. View Comments
HB138 Simonds Public high schools; career coach required View Comments
HB139 Simonds School board policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers. View Comments
HB171 Askew Student instruction; internet safety, policy to include key modern digital safety topics. View Comments
HB178 Anthony Public schools; student support services, memoranda of understanding, report, effective clause. View Comments
HB180 Anthony Work-Based Learning Coordinator Pilot Program; established, report, sunset. View Comments
HB182 Reid High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits. View Comments
HB189 Convirs-Fowler Certain student assessment requirements; calculation of final course grade, effective clause. View Comments
HB195 McQuinn Programs for at-risk students; permissible uses of funding. View Comments
HB199 Rasoul Through-year growth assessment system; alternatives during 2024-2028 school years permitted. View Comments
HB201 Cohen School boards; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household. View Comments
HB206 Keys-Gamarra College partnership laboratory schools; transparency. View Comments
HB210 Price School meal debt; each school board to annually report. View Comments
HB211 Gardner Head start, etc., Head Start State Collaboration Office to develop for endorsement a report, etc. View Comments
HB253 Glass Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact; enters the Commonwealth into Compact. View Comments
HB254 Glass Child Care Subsidy Program; income-based eligibility for assistance. View Comments
HB255 Glass School Psychologists, Interstate Compact for; membership of the Commonwealth into compact. View Comments
HB258 Simonds Early childhood care and education; updates terminology. View Comments
HB263 Simonds Certified school library specialists; Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ in DOE. View Comments
HB288 Anderson Education, Department of; website posting of certain instructional resources. View Comments
HB290 Anderson False statements as to school division or attendance zone residency; penalty. View Comments
HB298 McQuinn Public elementary or secondary school students; evidence-based restorative disciplinary practices. View Comments
HB299 Helmer SOL assessments and related assessment methods; development, administration, scoring, and release. View Comments
HB332 Rasoul Teacher licensure; three-year renewable license to teach career and technical education, etc. View Comments
HB333 Helmer Public schools; programs and courses of instruction; instruction on January 6 insurrection. View Comments
HB355 Gardner Public school students in grades six through 12; annual mental health screening. View Comments
HB359 Helmer Private elementary or secondary school; use of public funds for tuition, standards. View Comments
HB362 Dougherty Public elementary and secondary student textbooks; print as primary curriculum basis. View Comments
HB382 Bennett-Parker School board chairmen and vice-chairmen; additional annual salary. View Comments
HB383 Bennett-Parker SCHEV; exemption of certain courses and programs of instruction from certification requirement. View Comments
HB401 Askew Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; powers of the board. View Comments
HB404 Reid Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship and Memorial Program; scholarships, administration. View Comments
HB410 Reid School boards; participation in SAT School Day program required, student participation. View Comments
HB412 Cole, N.T. Local governing bodies; school division budgets, funding levels. View Comments
HB416 Guzman School buses; use for public purposes by local governing bodies, insurance reimbursement. View Comments
HB423 Rasoul Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees; reduces membership. View Comments
HB427 LeVere Bolling Uniform, comprehensive data information system; info on self-identified students who are parents. View Comments
HB428 LeVere Bolling High school graduation requirements; alternative pathway to standard diploma established, report. View Comments
HB430 LeVere Bolling New College Institute; membership and composition of board of directors. View Comments
HB461 Cohen Special education; certain educational settings, student age range restriction. View Comments
HB462 Cohen Health Ed. SOL; Bd. of Ed. to require literacy instruction in grade 9 & 10 in next revision. View Comments
HB468 Cohen Students with disabilities; development of a model transition IEP, access by students, report. View Comments
HB473 Convirs-Fowler Public ed.; special ed. dispute resolution system, regional special education ombudsman established. View Comments
HB478 Watts Diploma seal for excellence in fine arts; established, industry-recognized workforce credential. View Comments
HB495 Guzman School boards; mental health awareness training for full-time school bus drivers. View Comments
HB497 Guzman Special education and related services; superintendent to annually collect, etc., certain data. View Comments
HB502 McAuliff Baccalaureate public institutions of higher education; fixed in-state tuition rates. View Comments
HB568 Anthony Student literacy programs and plans; certain adjustments. View Comments
HB592 Simonds Public schools; wearable panic alarm systems, grant program. View Comments
HB595 Simonds Advanced studies diploma; requirements for graduation, approval for certain credit requirements. View Comments
HB613 Cohen Teacher Recruitment and Retention Mentorship Pilot Program; established, report, sunset. View Comments
HB614 Rasoul Historically marginalized communities; inclusion in History/Soc. Science SOL & Curriculum Framework. View Comments
HB624 Cherry School boards; student diabetes care and management in schools, divisionwide plan required. View Comments
HB643 Rasoul School Performance and Support Framework; Board of Education to consider certain changes, report. View Comments
HB647 Kent Teaching Experience; regulations Governing Allowable Credit. View Comments
HB653 Kent Excused student absences; visitation of immediate family members on active duty military, etc. View Comments
HB686 Zehr Open school enrollment policies; available to school boards. View Comments
HB705 Hayes Health Ed. SOL & Curriculum Framework; Board of Education to include water safety instruction. View Comments
HB706 Henson Gunston Hall; meetings of the Board of Regents. View Comments
HB780 Callsen Higher educational institutions, public; appointment and composition of members, powers and duties. View Comments
HB785 Austin Teacher licensure; three-year license to teach career and technical education, etc. View Comments
HB786 Austin School bds.; authority to prohibit sale of caffeinated beverages to students in public high schools. View Comments
HB832 Pope Adams Academic year Governor's School; maximizing school meal offerings. View Comments
HB836 Rasoul Public schools; right to free public elementary and secondary education, discrimination, etc. View Comments
HB849 Cousins Public school employees; suspension, notice and opportunity for a hearing. View Comments
HB859 Cousins Farm to School Program Task Force; membership requirements, report. View Comments
HB873 Kent Public elementary school students; increases physical activity. View Comments
HB877 Rasoul Public high school students; opportunity to earn transferable meta-major associate degree, etc. View Comments
HB894 Sullivan Private elementary and secondary schools; policies relating to bullying and cyberbullying, etc. View Comments
HB912 Lopez Public schools; right to free public elementary and secondary education, discrimination. View Comments
HB913 Lopez Public Instruction, Superintendent of; reverse certain recent actions, etc. View Comments
HB924 Rasoul Public Instruction, Super. of; state program to support improvement of low-preforming schools. View Comments
HB925 Lopez Virginia Human Rights Act; unlawful discriminatory practices, civil actions, statute of limitations. View Comments
HB939 Franklin, L.V. Higher ed. institu., baccalaureate public; board of visitors of Richard Bland College, membership. View Comments
HB941 Clark High school graduation requirements; hands-on bleeding control training. View Comments
HB955 Guzman Certain student enrollment data; State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to annually report. View Comments
HB957 Guzman Public elementary & secondary schools; use 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline to address bullying, etc. View Comments
HB971 Price College student-athletes; biometric data, protections and limitations. View Comments
HB996 Seibold Postsecondary Education Rehabilitation Transition Program; plan for expansion of Program. View Comments
HB1001 Tran Virginia College Access and Affordability Scholarship Fund; established, report. View Comments
HB1017 Tran School boards; excusing students from attendance at school, verified medical reasons. View Comments
HB1023 Walker Part-time or adjunct instructor in public schools; locally awarded subject matter expert credential. View Comments
HB1037 Carr Instructional materials on climate change & environtl. literacy; model pol. & proced. for selection. View Comments
HB1040 Carr VCU Health System Authority; changes relating to board of directors and chief executive officer. View Comments
HB1069 Laufer Higher educational institutions, certain; membership of boards of visitors. View Comments
HB1071 Laufer Public elementary and secondary schools & higher educational institutions; threat assessment teams. View Comments
HB1095 Singh High school students; completion of certain applications for student financial aid required. View Comments
HB1099 Singh Student-athlete name, image, and likeness deal transparency; best practices, report. View Comments
HB1108 Kilgore Arts, Virginia Commission for the; revisions. View Comments
HB1113 Nivar Culturally responsive & language-appropriate mental health support & services; guidance & policies. View Comments
HB1165 Cole, N.T. Division superintendents; Board of Education to amend regulations, qualifications. View Comments
HB1171 Rasoul Standard Diploma; Board of Education shall develop alternative graduation pathways to earn. View Comments
HB1183 O'Quinn Comprehensive community colleges; machinery and equipment for courses and programs. View Comments
HB1186 Rasoul Artificial intelligence; use of systems for student instruction. View Comments
HB1193 Scott, P.A. High school students; postsecondary opportunities, concurrent enrollment. View Comments
HB1195 Scott, P.A. School bds., etc.; applicants for employment involving direct contact w/children in public schools. View Comments
HB1208 Sewell Public education; early childhood care and education, child care access calculation, report. View Comments
HB1229 Scott, P.A. Public schools; use of seclusion and restraint, report. View Comments
HB1243 O'Quinn Standards of Quality; state accountability, Standards of Learning assessment expedited retake score. View Comments
HB1260 Shin Publ. elementary/secondary schools, etc.; fed. immigration investigation and enforcement activities. View Comments
HB1278 Reaser School bd. policies; communication & language accessibility for limited English proficient parents. View Comments
HB1283 McLaughlin High school graduation requirements; consistency for cohorts of ninth grade students. View Comments
HB1301 Thomas School boards; student diabetes care & management in schools, division wide plan required. View Comments
HB1310 Anthony Federal changes to graduate & prof. student loan prog. on in-state students; SCHEV to study impact. View Comments
HB1323 Reaser Public school accountability system and performance framework; revisions and amendments required. View Comments
HB1331 Price School division accessibility challenges and barriers; summary, and plan, report. View Comments
HB1345 Nivar Public schools; industry-recognized uniform inspection and evaluation of indoor air quality. View Comments
HB1352 Cohen Driver education; dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds. View Comments
HB1367 Reaser English language learner students; expenditures, annual data collection, report. View Comments
HB1373 Carroll Regional special ed.; DOE to assess enhancements &strategies to maximize use of funds for students. View Comments
HB1374 Feggans Virginia Military Institute; board of visitors, membership. View Comments
HB1378 Wiley Community Colleges, powers, State Board for; acquisition and improvement of certain property. View Comments
HB1383 Oates Technical prof. license; curriculum & instruction coursework, comprehensive community colleges. View Comments
HB1385 Franklin, L.V. Gubernatorial appointments; confirmation process, etc, report. View Comments
HB1387 Cherry Teaching licenses; automatic revocation upon certain convictions. View Comments
HB1410 Wilt Certain student assessment requirements; exception for certain students with disabilities. View Comments
HB1437 Dougherty Teacher, other instructional personnel, etc., exits; data collection, disaggregation by race. View Comments
HB1446 Sewell School nurses; sickle cell disease training. View Comments
HB1455 McNamara School bds.; opening of school year, certain alternative schedules & schedule flexibility permitted. View Comments
HB1470 Cole, N.T. Annual school division health insur. premium data collection & reporting; publication, requirement. View Comments
HB1473 Schmidt Higher educational institutions, public; restrictions on student speech, limitations. View Comments
HB1486 Rasoul Public schools; student instruction; addictive potential of time spent using certain electr. device. View Comments
HB1499 LeVere Bolling DOE; policies relating to instructional material that contains sexually explicit content. View Comments
HB1503 Hayes Public high school athletic coaches; guidance and resources on sickle cell trait. View Comments
SB19 Locke DOE; policies relating to instructional material that contains sexually explicit content. View Comments
SB20 Locke Child Care Subsidy Program; income-based eligibility for assistance. View Comments
SB33 Favola Programs for at-risk students; permissible uses of funding. View Comments
SB39 Favola Public schools; best practice of tech. tools to assist w/identifying students at risk of self-harm. View Comments
SB42 Roem School boards; payment of school meal debt. View Comments
SB63 Salim Graduation with an advanced studies diploma; requirements, complet. of Int'l Baccalaureate diploma. View Comments
SB91 Lucas Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at ODU; renames as Virginia Health Sciences at ODU. View Comments
SB97 Roem Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program; establishment of student meal plan credit donation program. View Comments
SB105 Stanley STEM+C Competition Team Grant Program; eligibility for grants. View Comments
SB108 Pekarsky School boards; student cell phone and smart device possession and use policies, prohibition. View Comments
SB109 Pekarsky School boards; parental notification, safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in household. View Comments
SB117 Pekarsky Public school teachers; reemployment of teacher who has not received continuing contract status. View Comments
SB122 McPike School boards; student diabetes care and management in schools, division wide plan required. View Comments
SB151 Craig Elementary school students; water safety instruction required, guidelines. View Comments
SB171 Favola Minors admitted to inpatient treatment; copies provided to public elementary and secondary schools. View Comments
SB190 Williams Graves Certified student support agencies; DOE to assess impact of developing program for students. View Comments
SB200 VanValkenburg SOL assessments and related assessment methods; development, administration, scoring, and release. View Comments
SB203 Suetterlein Teacher licensure; career and technical education or dual enrollment; three-year licenses. View Comments
SB220 Jones High school student athlete; revising residency requirement to participate in athletic team, report. View Comments
SB242 Head Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees; reduces membership. View Comments
SB245 Head School boards; use of social media by schools, etc. View Comments
SB264 Stanley Individualized education programs; guidelines/materials for students for addressing bullying, etc. View Comments
SB299 Srinivasan New College Institute; board of directors, membership and composition. View Comments
SB341 Boysko Private elementary and secondary schools; policies relating to bullying and cyberbullying, etc. View Comments
SB394 Pekarsky AI use in instructional settings; AI Innovation in Education Pilot Program established, report. View Comments
SB427 Bagby High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits. View Comments
SB431 Bagby VCU Health System Authority; changes relating to board of directors and chief executive officer. View Comments
SB491 Pekarsky Public schools; right to free public elementary and secondary education, discrimination, etc. View Comments
SB494 Deeds Higher educational institutions public; membership of governing boards. View Comments
SB568 Sturtevant Public elementary and secondary schools; use of school-issued devices for instructional purposes. View Comments
SB592 Bagby Career and technical education courses, pathways, and credentials; biennial review, report. View Comments
SB603 Reeves School boards; policies relating to volunteer student life counseling and support services. View Comments
SB656 Durant Standards of Quality; class size limits, exception for certain ensemble music classes, definition. View Comments
SB685 Pekarsky SOQ; communication and language accessibility for limited English proficient parents, report. View Comments
SB724 Head High school grad. requirements & diploma pathways; consistency for cohorts of ninth grade students. View Comments
SB785 Carroll Foy Teacher, other instructional personnel, etc., exits; data collection, disaggregation by race. View Comments
SB815 Suetterlein School bds.; opening of school year, certain alternative schedules & schedule flexibility permitted. View Comments
SB817 Suetterlein School bds; parental notification of course registration deadlines and processes required, policies. View Comments
SB822 Pillion School nurses; sickle cell disease training. View Comments
SB824 Bagby School board employee grievance procedure; timing of dispute resolution. View Comments

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