SB 785 VA

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Teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff position exits; data collection; disaggregation by race; reason for exit. Requires each school board to report to the Department of Education annually the number and type of teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff position exits in the school division, disaggregated by the race of the individual who exited the position. The bill also provides that for each such exit occurring during the reporting year, the reason for the exit, including whether the exit was voluntary or involuntary, shall be collected and reported. This bill is identical to HB 1437.

• Jennifer D. Carroll Foy Democratic · primary

1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104489D · upper
2. Jan 23, 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. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 2-N) · upper
6. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106691D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB785) · upper
8. Feb 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
9. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
10. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
12. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
13. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · upper
14. Feb 9, 2026 Education and Health Substitute agreed to · upper
15. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 13, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
18. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
19. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
20. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from Education (14-Y 7-N) · lower
21. Feb 20, 2026 Read second time · lower
22. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · lower
23. Feb 23, 2026 Passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
24. Feb 24, 2026 Enrolled · upper
25. Feb 24, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB785ER) · upper
26. Feb 24, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB785) · upper
27. Feb 24, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Feb 24, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 850 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

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.

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