HB 138 VA

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Introduced

Public high schools; personnel; career coach required. Requires each school board to employ at least one career coach in each public high school in the local school division whose duties shall include assisting students with securing internships, externships, and credentialing opportunities as required by the Profile of a Virginia Graduate, providing students with information on apprenticeship programs, and connecting students to career opportunities. The bill provides that each such individual shall work under the direction of school counselors to assist with direct counseling, as such term is defined in relevant law, relating to college and career readiness. The bill also provides that each such individual shall be employed in addition to and not as a replacement for the required school counselor positions, specialized student support positions, or support services positions.

• Shelly A. Simonds Democratic · primary

1. Jan 5, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100528D · lower
2. Jan 5, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
4. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB138) · lower
5. Jan 27, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N) · lower
6. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 7-N) · lower
7. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education · lower
8. Jan 30, 2026 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N) · lower
9. Feb 18, 2026 Left in Committee Appropriations · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

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