VirginiaSchool board policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers.
What it does
School board policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers; purchase of service credit. Requires each school board to adopt a policy to approve unpaid educational leave for school board employees who are state employee association executive officers and for up to two school board employees who are local employee association officers for a maximum of four years per officer. The bill permits employee association officers approved for such leave to purchase service credit with the Virginia Retirement System for such period of leave.
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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
- Apr 13Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0563)Latest
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 563 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Mar 6Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 6Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB139)
- Mar 6Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB139ER)Major
- Mar 6EnrolledMinor
- Mar 2Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 2Read third timeMinor
- Feb 27Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 27Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 27Rules suspended
- Feb 26Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 3Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB139)
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)Passed House
- Feb 2Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 2committee amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 2Read second timeMinor
- Jan 30Read first timeMinor
- Jan 28Reported from Education with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28House committee offered
- Jan 27Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Assigned HED sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB139)
- Jan 5Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 5Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100531DIntroduced