HB 359 VA

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Introduced

Use of public funds for private elementary or secondary school tuition; standards. Establishes several requirements and conditions relating to the use of certain public funds enumerated in the bill to fund student tuition at private elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth, including (i) requiring all students enrolled at schools who receive such funds to take Standards of Learning assessments; (ii) requiring all such schools to receive accountability ratings from the Board of Education; and (iii) prohibiting such schools from discriminating in admissions, enrollment, discipline, retention, or access to educational programs and services on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, special education status, language proficiency, or socioeconomic status.

• Dan I. Helmer Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105152D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB359) · lower
4. Feb 6, 2026 House committee offered · lower
5. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (13-Y 7-N) · lower
6. Feb 9, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107420D-H1 · lower
7. Feb 9, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education · lower
8. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
9. Feb 11, 2026 Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote) · 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.

• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML