SB 39 VA

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Department of Education; best practices for implementation in public schools of technology tools to assist with the identification of students at risk of engaging in self-harm or intending to inflict harm on others; report. Directs the Department of Education to convene a work group consisting of representatives set forth in the bill, as determined by the Department in consultation with and based on consideration of suggestions from statewide education organizations and appropriate technology industries, for the purpose of identifying and making recommendations to the chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education on best practices for the procurement, implementation, and use in public schools of technology tools designed to assist with the identification of students at risk of engaging in self-harm or intending to inflict harm on others. The bill directs the work group to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education by November 15, 2026.

• Barbara A. Favola Democratic · primary

1. Nov 19, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100747D · upper
2. Nov 19, 2025 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 15, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
4. Jan 15, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
5. Jan 22, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
6. Jan 22, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with amendments (13-Y 0-N 1-A) · upper
7. Jan 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
8. Jan 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
9. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
11. Jan 26, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Jan 26, 2026 Education and Health Amendments agreed to · upper
13. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
15. Jan 27, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
17. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
18. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
19. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB39) · upper
20. Feb 24, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) · lower
21. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N) · lower
22. Feb 26, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education · lower
23. Mar 10, 2026 Left in 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.

• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Education and Health Amendment · HTML
• Education and Health Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML