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SB 259 VA
Introduced

Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Program; established, development of modules, report.

VA · session 2027 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 12, 2026

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

Summary

This bill would establish the Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Program in Virginia. Early childhood mental health consultation provides professional guidance to early childhood programs (preschools, daycares, etc.) to support children's social-emotional development and mental health. The bill would establish pilot programs to test and evaluate the consultation model. The program would develop training modules for early childhood providers and would require reporting on the program's development and pilot results.

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 in Chapter 52 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-5215, relating to Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Program established; pilot programs; development of modules; report.

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Action history (9)
  1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102173D · upper
  2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
  3. Jan 22, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
  4. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB259) · upper
  5. Jan 29, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
  6. Jan 29, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
  7. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  8. Feb 10, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) · upper
  9. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper

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