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HB 263 VA
Passed One Chamber

Certified school library specialists; Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ in DOE.

VA · session 2027 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 9, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

This bill would direct the Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ certified school library specialists within the Department of Education. Certified school library specialists are credentialed professionals who manage school libraries and support student learning and research skills. The bill would require the department to hire these specialists to provide support and guidance for school library programs across Virginia. This would strengthen library services and resources available to Virginia students.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-23.7, relating to Superintendent of Public Instruction; employment of certified school library specialists.

Sponsor (1)
2 coauthors / cosponsors
  • Gretchen M. Bulova · cosponsor
  • Nicole Cole Democratic · cosponsor

Action history (16)
  1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101218D · lower
  2. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
  3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
  4. Jan 27, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N) · lower
  5. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (17-Y 4-N) · lower
  6. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education · lower
  7. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB263) · lower
  8. Jan 30, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) · lower
  9. Feb 2, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
  10. Feb 4, 2026 Read first time · lower
  11. Feb 5, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
  12. Feb 6, 2026 Read third time and passed House (74-Y 22-N 0-A) · lower
  13. Feb 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  14. Feb 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
  15. Feb 19, 2026 Continued to next session in Education and Health (14-Y 1-N) · upper
  16. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper

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