HB 996 VA

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Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services; Department of Education; Postsecondary Education Rehabilitation Transition Program. Directs the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, in collaboration with the Department of Education, to develop a plan to expand the Postsecondary Education Rehabilitation Transition (PERT) Program to increase the number of students assisted in the transition from high school to postsecondary programs. The bill requires such plan to equip local community services boards with the resources to assist an increased number of students in such transition, publish online resources about the transition process, and develop an online dashboard to provide information about possible postsecondary education programs.

• Holly M. Seibold Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104810D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
4. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB996) · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 6, 2026 House committee offered · lower
7. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Education with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N) · lower
8. Feb 11, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 12, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
11. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
12. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed House (90-Y 6-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Feb 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services · upper
15. Feb 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB996) · lower
16. Feb 20, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) · upper
17. Feb 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
18. Feb 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Feb 23, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · upper
21. Feb 24, 2026 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Feb 26, 2026 Enrolled · lower
23. Feb 26, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB996ER) · lower
24. Feb 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB996) · lower
25. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
26. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
28. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
29. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 721 (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
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Education Amendment · HTML
• Education Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML