HB 178 VA

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Department of Education; assessment; certified student support agencies; report. Requires the Department of Education (the Department) to assess the impact of developing a program to provide student support programs to students enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school through certified student support agencies, as defined in the bill. The bill requires the Department, in conducting such assessment, to consider (i) a framework by which a certified student support agency would enter into a memorandum of understanding with a school board for the purpose of providing student support programs, as defined in the bill, and suggested components of such memorandums of understanding, such as (a) documentation establishing the organization's nonprofit status, (b) a description of each student support program that such organization provides, (c) policies and procedures relating to privacy, background checks, mandated reporting, and the transmission, collection, use, and disposal of student personal information, and (d) consent forms and procedures to be used by such student support programs to obtain the necessary consent from the parent of any student under 18 years of age; (ii) the feasibility of establishing and administering a certification process for certified student support agencies; (iii) potential compliance monitoring and enforcement mechanisms and subsequent penalties for noncompliance to ensure that each certified student support agency complies with such program; (iv) policies and procedures for the secure disposal of a student's personal information upon such student's withdrawal from a student support program, upon the cessation of any such program, or upon such student's graduation or transfer from the school division; and (v) cost estimates, including staffing needs, for the development and implementation of such program. The bill requires the Department to submit a report on its findings to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health and the House Committees on Appropriations and Education no later than November 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 190.

• Bonita G. Anthony Democratic · primary

1. Jan 6, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102387D · lower
2. Jan 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
4. Jan 20, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 2, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) · lower
8. Feb 11, 2026 House committee offered · lower
9. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N) · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107317D-H1 · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
15. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (60-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
16. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
17. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
18. Feb 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB178) · lower
19. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
21. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108821D-S1 · upper
22. Mar 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB178) · lower
23. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
24. Mar 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
25. Mar 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
26. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
27. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
28. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
29. Mar 9, 2026 Education and Health Substitute agreed to · upper
30. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
31. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
32. Mar 10, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A) · lower
33. Mar 11, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
34. Mar 11, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
35. Mar 12, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
36. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
37. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Anthony, LeVere Bolling, O'Quinn · lower
38. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
39. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: Williams Graves, Favola, Peake · upper
40. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
41. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
42. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
43. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
44. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB178ER) · lower
45. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
46. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB178) · lower
47. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
48. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
49. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
50. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 573 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
51. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0573) · 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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• K-12 Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• K-12 Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML