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All Education Bills
Bill Patron Title
HB1001 Tran Commonwealth Savers Plan; State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; Virginia College Access and Affordability Scholarship Fund established; work group; report. View Comments
HB1017 Tran School boards; excusing students from attendance at school; grounds; verified medical reasons. View Comments
HB1023 Walker Part-time or adjunct instructors in public schools; locally awarded subject matter expert credentials; career and technical education subjects or courses. View Comments
HB1037 Carr Board of Education; instructional materials on climate change and environmental literacy; model policies and procedures for selection. View Comments
HB1040 Carr VCU Health System Authority; changes relating to board of directors and chief executive officer. View Comments
HB1068 Hodges Baccalaureate public institutions of higher education; livestreaming, recording, and archiving of boards of visitors meetings; closed sessions; guidelines. View Comments
HB1069 Laufer Boards of visitors of baccalaureate public institutions of higher education and Richard Bland College and local community college boards View Comments
HB1071 Laufer Public elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education; threat assessment teams; training on emergency substantial risk orders and substantial risk orders. View Comments
HB1095 Singh High school students; completion of certain applications for student financial aid required; opt-out; exemption. View Comments
HB1099 Singh State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; work group; best practices for student-athlete name, image, and likeness deal transparency; report. View Comments
HB1101 Hodges Department of Education; local composite index school funding formula; data center revenue. View Comments
HB1108 Kilgore Public institutions of higher education; museums and other cultural institutions; Virginia Commission for the Arts; revisions. View Comments
HB1113 Nivar Department of Education; culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services; guidance and policies. View Comments
HB1146 Griffin Public elementary and secondary schools and public institutions of higher education; display of Ten Commandments in each classroom required. View Comments
HB1158 Walker Career and technical education courses, pathways, and credentials; biennial review, report. View Comments
HB116 Ward School board employee grievance procedure; timing of dispute resolution. View Comments
HB1165 Cole, N.T. Board of Education; regulations; qualifications of division superintendents. View Comments
HB1168 Cole, N.T. Division superintendents; evaluations. View Comments
HB1171 Rasoul Alternative graduation pathways to earn Standard Diploma; development, approval, and implementation, View Comments
HB1183 O'Quinn Comprehensive community colleges; procurement; machinery and equipment for courses and programs; certain limitations prohibited. View Comments
HB1187 O'Quinn Localities; issuance of bonds for capital projects for school purposes. View Comments
HB1193 Scott, P.A. High school students; postsecondary opportunities; concurrent enrollment. View Comments
HB1195 Scott, P.A. School boards and independent contractors; applicants for employment involving direct contact with children in public schools; employment history review. View Comments
HB1204 Scott, P.A. Local governing bodies; appropriations of local school funds to families for compulsory student attendance in nonpublic school settings. View Comments
HB1208 Sewell Public education; early childhood care and education; child care access calculation; report. View Comments
HB1229 Scott, P.A. Use of seclusion and restraint in public elementary and secondary schools. View Comments
HB1242 Oates K-12 schools and institutions of higher education; student participation in women's sports; civil cause of action. View Comments
HB1243 O'Quinn Standards of Quality; school accountability and accreditation; Standards of Learning assessment expedited retake scores. View Comments
HB125 Reaser Public school teachers; written notice of noncontinuation of continuing contract. View Comments
HB1260 Shin Public elementary and secondary schools and public institutions of higher education; certain federal immigration investigation and enforcement activities; certain notifications and prohibitions. View Comments
HB1278 Reaser Standards of Quality; school board policies; communication and language accessibility for limited English proficient parents; requirements; report. View Comments
HB1283 McLaughlin High school graduation requirements; approved methods; consistency for cohorts of ninth grade students. View Comments
HB1301 Thomas Public elementary and secondary schools; student diabetes medical care and management. View Comments
HB131 Simon Higher educational institutions; reasonable accommodations for religious beliefs, etc. View Comments
HB1310 Anthony State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; evaluation; impact of recent federal changes to graduate and professional student loan programs on in-state students; report. View Comments
HB132 Simon Graduation with an advanced studies diploma; requirements, complet. of Int'l Baccalaureate diploma. View Comments
HB1323 Reaser Department of Education; public school accountability system and performance framework; revisions and amendments required; development of certain guidelines. View Comments
HB1331 Price School division accessibility challenges and barriers; reports, summary, and plan. View Comments
HB1352 Cohen Driver education; dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds. View Comments
HB1367 Reaser Department of Education; English language learner students; expenditures; data collection; report. View Comments
HB1373 Carroll Office of Children's Services; assessment; feasibility of establishing a regional public day school in Planning District 16; report. View Comments
HB1374 Feggans Virginia Military Institute; governance. View Comments
HB1378 Wiley State Board for Community Colleges; powers; Laurel Ridge Community College; acquisition and improvement of certain property; authorization. View Comments
HB138 Simonds Public high schools; career coach required View Comments
HB1383 Oates Teacher licensure; technical professional license; curriculum and instruction coursework; comprehensive community colleges. View Comments
HB1385 Franklin, L.V. Gubernatorial appointments; confirmation process; Virginia Commission on Higher Education Board Appointments; legal counsel for public institutions of higher education. View Comments
HB1387 Cherry Board of Education; automatic revocation of teaching licenses upon certain convictions. View Comments
HB139 Simonds School board policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers. View Comments
HB1410 Wilt Certain student assessment requirements; exception for certain students with disabilities. 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, student personal information and data security, report. 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. 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 State Collaboration Office; plan for universal access to Head Start programs. View Comments
HB22 Helmer VMI; removes certain authority, disciplinary immunity for certain individuals who make reports. View Comments
HB236 Gardner Local, regional, and school library material; establishment of model policies. 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
HB265 Tata Students, certain; grants at public institutions of higher education, qualifications. 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 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
HB36 Cole, J.G. Standards of Quality; class size limits, exception for certain ensemble music classes. View Comments
HB362 Dougherty Public elementary and secondary student textbooks; print as primary curriculum basis. View Comments
HB38 Henson Public schools; mental health awareness training and instruction, requirements. 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; parameters. 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; board of directors; membership and composition. View Comments
HB436 LeVere Bolling Higher educational institutions, public; tuition and mandatory fees charged to Virginia students. View Comments
HB461 Cohen Special education; certain educational settings, student age range restriction. View Comments
HB462 Cohen Health insurance/health care instruction; certain economics educ. & financial literacy instruction. 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, anonymous student reporting system. View Comments
HB497 Guzman Students with disabilities, certain; certain communication, reporting, and data posting. View Comments
HB502 McAuliff Baccalaureate public institutions of higher education; fixed in-state tuition rates. View Comments
HB53 Cole, J.G. Student bullying; adjusts definition, characteristics of victim. View Comments
HB532 Hamilton Sage's Law; minor students experiencing gender incongruence, etc. View Comments
HB534 Hamilton Students who receive home instruction; teacher evaluation letter of student academic progress. View Comments
HB541 Hamilton Prospective school board employees and contractors; disqualification, conviction for certain crimes. View Comments
HB56 Feggans Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; tuition and fee waivers, eligibility. 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. View Comments
HB614 Rasoul History and social science standards and instruction; historically marginalized communities. 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; certain changes required. View Comments
HB653 Kent Excused student absences; visitation of immediate family members on active duty military, etc. View Comments
HB686 Zehr Education, Board of; open school enrollment policies, guidance on best practices. View Comments
HB704 Tata Public schools; mathematics and reading in kindergarten through grade eight, certain initiatives. View Comments
HB705 Hayes Elementary school students; water safety instruction required, guidelines. View Comments
HB706 Henson Gunston Hall; meetings of the Board of Regents. View Comments
HB719 Zehr Health & family life ed.; certain videos & animations relating to human development inside uterus. View Comments
HB721 Zehr Parents of public school children; fundamental right to opt children out of certain ed. content. View Comments
HB744 Williams Child care; exemption from licensure, light family day homes. View Comments
HB751 Runion School Construction Prog.; projects completed/initiated within immediately preceding 10-year period. View Comments
HB753 Runion Public school funding; composite index of local ability-to-pay. 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 Schools; school meals. 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
HB85 Laufer Va.-specific postsecondary transition counselor certificate program; development and establishment. 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
HB92 Rasoul Equity in public school funding and staffing; at-risk Program established, standards of quality. 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 Higher educational institutions, public; certain annual student demographic data. View Comments
HB957 Guzman Anonymous student bullying tip line; established. View Comments
HB96 Bennett-Parker School breakfast; availability at no cost to students. View Comments
HB971 Price College student-athletes; biometric data, protections and limitations. View Comments
HB990 Garrett Virginia Higher Education Scholarship Act Fund and Program; created and established. View Comments
HB996 Seibold Postsecondary Education Rehabilitation Transition Program; implementation of plan. View Comments

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