SB 603 VA

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School boards; policies relating to volunteer student life counseling and support services; guidelines and requirements. Permits any school board to adopt a policy permitting certain individuals or groups to provide, on a volunteer basis, student life counseling or support services, as defined in the bill, on school property after regular school hours, in accordance with the requirements in the bill. The bill (i) requires a school board to hold a public hearing to provide an opportunity for public comment on the proposed policy prior to adopting such policy and (ii) requires such policy (a) to include background and criminal records check requirements for individuals volunteering to provide such support services; (b) to require written parental consent before any minor student participates in or receives such support services; and (c) to require any approved individual or group to include on materials provided to students and parents information a parent or student may need in order to provide full and informed consent.

• Bryce E. Reeves Republican · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100645D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 22, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB603) · upper
4. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
5. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
7. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
8. Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · upper
10. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Feb 16, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
12. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
13. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
14. Feb 16, 2026 Blank Action · upper
15. Feb 20, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
16. Feb 20, 2026 Read first time · lower
17. Feb 20, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
18. Feb 26, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
19. Mar 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N) · lower
20. Mar 10, 2026 Left in Education · 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.

• Introduced · PDF
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