VirginiaRegional special ed.; DOE to assess enhancements & strategies to maximize use of funds for students.
What it does
Department of Education; assessment; utilization of funds for regional special education students; report. Requires the Department of Education (the Department), in collaboration with the Office of Children's Services, staff from the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, and such other stakeholders as the Department deems appropriate, to assess potential enhancements and strategies to maximize utilization of funds designated for regional special education students, commonly referred to as the Students with Intensive Support Needs Application program, in order to decrease the number of referrals of students with disabilities into private day school placements. The bill requires the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and Education and the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations no later than December 15, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 21Continued from last sessionLatest
- Mar 6Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- Mar 5Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)Minor
- Mar 3Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1373)
- Feb 26Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (65-Y 31-N 0-A)Passed House
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute rejected
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 15Read first timeMinor
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26107948D-H2Major
- Feb 13Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Feb 13Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)Major
- Feb 11Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary EducationMinor
- Feb 11Committee substitute printed 26107456D-H1Major
- Feb 11Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (17-Y 4-N)Minor
- Feb 10Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)Major
- Feb 10House subcommittee offered
- Feb 5Assigned HED sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1373)
- Jan 20Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 20Presented and ordered printed 26105579DIntroduced