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HB 1373 VA
Passed One Chamber

Regional special ed.; DOE to assess enhancements & strategies to maximize use of funds for students.

VA · session 2027 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 20, 2026

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

Summary

Virginia House Bill 1373 would require the Department of Education to assess enhancements and strategies to maximize the use of regional special education funds. The bill would direct DOE to evaluate ways to reduce the number of referrals of students with disabilities to private day school placements and would require reporting on findings and recommendations.

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 require the Department of Education to assess potential enhancements and strategies to maximize utilization of funds designated for regional special education students in order to decrease the number of referrals of students with disabilities into private day school placements; report.

Sponsor (1)
  • Stacey Annie Carroll · primary
2 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (25)
  1. Jan 20, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105579D · lower
  2. Jan 20, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
  3. Jan 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1373) · lower
  4. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
  5. Feb 10, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  6. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N) · lower
  7. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (17-Y 4-N) · lower
  8. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107456D-H1 · lower
  9. Feb 11, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education · lower
  10. Feb 13, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) · lower
  11. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
  12. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107948D-H2 · lower
  13. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
  14. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
  15. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute rejected · lower
  16. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  17. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  18. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (65-Y 31-N 0-A) · lower
  19. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  20. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
  21. Feb 26, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
  22. Mar 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1373) · lower
  23. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) · upper
  24. Mar 6, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  25. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper

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