Committee Agenda

Education Committee Agenda

Chair: Rasoul, Sam

Meeting Date & Time: 01/21/2026 08:00 AM Add to Calendar

Location: House Committee Room A - 008

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Committee Clerk: (804) 698-1945 - Sam Fidler, Clerk

DLS Contact: (804) 698-1820 Ryan Brimmer, Attorney

Block 1

Bill(s)	Patron	Title
HB38	Henson	Public schools; mental health awareness training and instruction, requirements.
Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-298.6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public schools; mental health awareness training and instruction; requirements. Fiscal Impact Reported from Education (16-Y 6-N) Yeas (16): Rasoul, Simonds, McQuinn, Guzman, Sewell, Convirs-Fowler, Askew, Clark, Cousins, Reaser, Laufer, LeVere Bolling, Anderson, Dougherty, Bulova, Tata Nays (6): Cherry, Scott, P.A., Garrett, Zehr, Kent, Whittle Last actions: 3/6/2026 - Enrolled 3/6/2026 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB38ER) 3/6/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB38) 3/6/2026 - Signed by Speaker 3/10/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 Senate Committee Actions: • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) • 3/6/2026 - Signed by President K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
HB96	Bennett-Parker	School breakfast; availability at no cost to students.
Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-79.7:1 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 22.1-207.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to school breakfast; availability at no cost to students. Fiscal Impact Reported from Education and rereferred to Appropriations (18-Y 4-N) Yeas (18): Rasoul, Simonds, McQuinn, Guzman, Sewell, Convirs-Fowler, Askew, Clark, Cousins, Reaser, Laufer, LeVere Bolling, Anderson, Dougherty, Bulova, Cherry, Tata, Kent Nays (4): Scott, P.A., Garrett, Zehr, Whittle Last actions: 2/1/2026 - Placed on Appropriations Agenda 2/2/2026 - Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) 2/5/2026 - Placed on Appropriations Agenda 2/6/2026 - Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote) 7/21/2026 - Continued from last session Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
HB116	Ward	School board employee grievance procedure; timing of dispute resolution.
Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-79 of the Code of Virginia, relating to school board employee grievance procedure; timing of dispute resolution. Fiscal Impact Reported from Education (20-Y 2-N) Yeas (20): Rasoul, Simonds, McQuinn, Guzman, Sewell, Convirs-Fowler, Askew, Clark, Cousins, Reaser, Laufer, LeVere Bolling, Anderson, Dougherty, Bulova, Cherry, Tata, Scott, P.A., Zehr, Kent Nays (2): Garrett, Whittle Last actions: 2/25/2026 - Enrolled 2/25/2026 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB116ER) 2/25/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB116) 2/25/2026 - Signed by Speaker 3/10/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 Senate Committee Actions: • 2/20/2026 - Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) • 2/20/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/23/2026 - Read third time • 2/23/2026 - Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/25/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: SB824 (Bagby) K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
HB171	Askew	Student instruction; Internet safety, policy to include key modern digital safety topics.
Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-70.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to student instruction; internet safety; certain topics. Fiscal Impact Reported from Education (16-Y 6-N) Yeas (16): Rasoul, Simonds, McQuinn, Guzman, Sewell, Convirs-Fowler, Askew, Clark, Cousins, Reaser, Laufer, LeVere Bolling, Anderson, Dougherty, Bulova, Tata Nays (6): Cherry, Scott, P.A., Garrett, Zehr, Kent, Whittle Last actions: 3/6/2026 - Enrolled 3/6/2026 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB171ER) 3/6/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB171) 3/6/2026 - Signed by Speaker 3/10/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 Senate Committee Actions: • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/6/2026 - Signed by President K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
HB199	Rasoul	Standards of Learning assessments; through-year growth assessment system eliminated.
Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-253.13:3, as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Education; Standards of Learning assessments; through-year growth assessment system eliminated. Fiscal Impact Reported from Education (19-Y 2-N) Yeas (19): Rasoul, Simonds, McQuinn, Guzman, Sewell, Convirs-Fowler, Askew, Clark, Cousins, Reaser, Laufer, LeVere Bolling, Anderson, Dougherty, Bulova, Cherry, Tata, Kent, Whittle Nays (2): Garrett, Zehr Not Voting (1): Scott, P.A. Last actions: 3/30/2026 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB199ER) 3/31/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB199) 3/31/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 3/31/2026 - Signed by Speaker 3/31/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 Senate Committee Actions: • 3/9/2026 - Read third time • 3/9/2026 - Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) • 3/9/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute • 3/9/2026 - Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/30/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: SB16 (Suetterlein) K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
HB206	Keys-Gamarra	College partnership laboratory schools; transparency.
Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-349.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to college partnership laboratory schools; transparency. Fiscal Impact Reported from Education (17-Y 5-N) Yeas (17): Rasoul, Simonds, McQuinn, Guzman, Sewell, Convirs-Fowler, Askew, Clark, Cousins, Reaser, Laufer, LeVere Bolling, Anderson, Dougherty, Bulova, Cherry, Kent Nays (5): Tata, Scott, P.A., Garrett, Zehr, Whittle Last actions: 3/6/2026 - Enrolled 3/6/2026 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB206ER) 3/6/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB206) 3/6/2026 - Signed by Speaker 3/10/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 Senate Committee Actions: • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) • 3/6/2026 - Signed by President K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N)
HB210	Price	School meal debt; each school board to annually report.
Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-79.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to school meal debt; annual report. Fiscal Impact Reported from Education (20-Y 2-N) Yeas (20): Rasoul, Simonds, McQuinn, Guzman, Sewell, Convirs-Fowler, Askew, Clark, Cousins, Reaser, Laufer, LeVere Bolling, Anderson, Dougherty, Bulova, Cherry, Tata, Scott, P.A., Zehr, Kent Nays (2): Garrett, Whittle Last actions: 3/6/2026 - Enrolled 3/6/2026 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB210ER) 3/6/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB210) 3/6/2026 - Signed by Speaker 3/10/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 Senate Committee Actions: • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/6/2026 - Signed by President K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
HB288	Anderson	Education, Department of; website posting of certain instructional resources.
Summary: An Act to require the Department of Education to post certain instructional resources on its website. Fiscal Impact Reported from Education (18-Y 3-N) Yeas (18): Rasoul, Simonds, McQuinn, Guzman, Sewell, Convirs-Fowler, Askew, Clark, Cousins, Reaser, Laufer, LeVere Bolling, Anderson, Dougherty, Bulova, Cherry, Tata, Kent Nays (3): Garrett, Zehr, Whittle Not Voting (1): Scott, P.A. Last actions: 3/5/2026 - Enrolled 3/5/2026 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB288ER) 3/5/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB288) 3/5/2026 - Signed by Speaker 3/10/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 Senate Committee Actions: • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/5/2026 - Signed by President K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

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