Education - K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Agenda
Chair: Simonds, Shelly
Meeting Date & Time: 02/24/2026 07:30 AM Add to Calendar
Location: House Committee Room A - 008
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| Bill(s) | Patron | Title |
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| SB39 | Favola | Public schools; best practice of tech. tools to assist w/identifying students at risk of self-harm. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Department of Education to identify best practices relating to implementing technology tools to assist with identifying students at risk of engaging in self-harm or intending to inflict harm on others. Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)Yeas (10): Simonds, Askew, Cousins, LeVere Bolling, Anderson, Dougherty, Bulova, Cherry, Tata, Kent Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 1/26/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 1/26/2026 - Printed as engrossed 26100747D-E • 1/26/2026 - Engrossed by Senate as amended • 1/27/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/11/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB39) K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) |
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| SB42 | Roem | School boards; payment of school meal debt. |
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Summary: A BILL to require the Department of Education to evaluate the impact of requiring each school board to pay for the total unpaid school meal balance resulting from uncollectible school meal debts on any student account at the end of the school year; report. Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N)Yeas (8): Simonds, Askew, Cousins, LeVere Bolling, Anderson, Dougherty, Bulova, Tata Nays (2): Cherry, Kent Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/5/2026 - Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to • 2/5/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/5/2026 - Engrossed by Senate committee substitute (Voice Vote) • 2/6/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/11/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB42) K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N) |
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| SB63 | Salim | Graduation with an advanced studies diploma; requirements, complet. of Int'l Baccalaureate diploma. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-253.13:4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Education; requirements for graduation with an advanced studies diploma; simultaneous completion of International Baccalaureate diploma and advanced studies diploma; approval of alternatives for certain credit requirements; regulations. Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)Yeas (10): Simonds, Askew, Cousins, LeVere Bolling, Anderson, Dougherty, Bulova, Cherry, Tata, Kent Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/2/2026 - Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) • 2/2/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/2/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) • 2/3/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A) • 2/10/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB63) Related Bills: HB132 (Simon) K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) |
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| SB105 | Stanley | STEM+C Competition Team Grant Program; eligibility for grants. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 22.1-384, 22.1-385, and 22.1-386 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing (STEM+C) Competition Team Grant Program; eligibility for grants. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)Yeas (9): Simonds, Askew, Cousins, LeVere Bolling, Anderson, Dougherty, Bulova, Cherry, Tata Nays (1): Kent Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 1/26/2026 - Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 1/26/2026 - Engrossed by Senate • 1/27/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 1/27/2026 - Read third time • 2/4/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB105) K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) |
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| SB109 | Pekarsky | School boards; parental notification, safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in household. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-79.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to school board policies; parental notification; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in household. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N)Yeas (7): Simonds, Askew, Cousins, LeVere Bolling, Anderson, Dougherty, Bulova Nays (3): Cherry, Tata, Kent Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 1/26/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 1/26/2026 - Read second time • 1/26/2026 - Engrossed by Senate • 1/27/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) • 2/10/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB109) K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N) |
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| SB151 | Craig | Elementary school students; water safety instruction required, guidelines. |
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Summary: A BILL to require the Board of Education to include a program of instruction on water safety in its next regularly scheduled revision of the Health Education Standards of Learning and Curriculum Framework. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)Yeas (9): Simonds, Askew, Cousins, LeVere Bolling, Anderson, Dougherty, Bulova, Tata, Kent Nays (1): Cherry Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 1/26/2026 - Read second time • 1/26/2026 - Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 1/26/2026 - Engrossed by Senate • 1/27/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 1/27/2026 - Read third time Related Bills: HB705 (Hayes) K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) |
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| SB245 | Head | School boards; use of social media by schools, etc. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-79.3:2, relating to social media platforms; school boards; artificial intelligence systems; civil penalties. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N)Yeas (9): Simonds, Cousins, LeVere Bolling, Anderson, Dougherty, Bulova, Cherry, Tata, Kent Nays (1): Askew Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/16/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/16/2026 - Rules suspended • 2/16/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/16/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/16/2026 - Blank Action K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N) |
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| SB264 | Stanley | Individualized education programs; guidelines/materials for students for addressing bullying, etc. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Department of Education to develop and make available to school boards guidelines for including in individualized education programs strategies and supports to address and prevent bullying, harassment, and teasing and model instructional programs or materials for students on awareness, understanding, and acceptance of neurodivergence. Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)Yeas (10): Simonds, Askew, Cousins, LeVere Bolling, Anderson, Dougherty, Bulova, Cherry, Tata, Kent Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/9/2026 - Read second time • 2/9/2026 - Education and Health Substitute agreed to • 2/9/2026 - Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/9/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/10/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) |
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| SB685 | Pekarsky | SOQ; communication and language accessibility for limited English proficient parents, report. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 22.1 a section numbered 22.1-4.4, relating to school board policies; communication and language accessibility for limited English proficient parents; requirements. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)Yeas (7): Simonds, Askew, Cousins, LeVere Bolling, Anderson, Dougherty, Bulova Nays (3): Cherry, Tata, Kent Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) • 2/12/2026 - Printed as engrossed 26104840D-E • 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/13/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB685) Related Bills: HB1278 (Reaser) K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) |
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| SB724 | Head | High school grad. requirements & diploma pathways; consistency for cohorts of ninth grade students. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-253.13:4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to high school graduation requirements and diploma pathways; implementation. Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)Yeas (10): Simonds, Askew, Cousins, LeVere Bolling, Anderson, Dougherty, Bulova, Cherry, Tata, Kent Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/9/2026 - Education and Health Substitute agreed to • 2/9/2026 - Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/9/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/10/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/11/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB724) Related Bills: HB1283 (McLaughlin) K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) |
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