SB 695 VA

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Introduced

School boards; employment of school resource officers; Virginia Retirement System. Requires each school board to enter into a collaborative agreement with the local law-enforcement agency to employ at least one school resource officer in each public elementary and secondary school in the local school division. The bill requires localities to provide enhanced retirement benefits to school resource officers. The bill also allows a retired law-enforcement officer to work as a school resource officer after a break in service of at least six months without impacting his retirement benefits.

• Emily M. Jordan Republican · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103177D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 29, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
4. Jan 29, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
5. Jan 30, 2026 Rereferred from Education and Health to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB695) · upper
7. Feb 3, 2026 Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) · upper

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 and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML