VirginiaSchool boards/division superintendent; review of accessibility challenges in local school division.
What it does
School boards or division superintendents; review accessibility challenges in the local school division; report. Requires each school board or division superintendent, in consultation with such other stakeholders as it deems appropriate, to review the extent to which (i) public elementary and secondary school buildings and grounds in the local school division present physical accessibility challenges and barriers for individuals with disabilities, including challenges and barriers that may prevent such individuals from fully participating in school activities; (ii) challenges in access to programming and supports exist for individuals with disabilities at public elementary and secondary schools in the local school division; (iii) such schools have begun or plan to address and eliminate all such challenges and barriers; and (iv) state agencies can assist such schools to address and eliminate all such challenges and barriers and fully comply with all applicable state and federal laws. The bill requires each school board or division superintendent to report the findings of such review and any associated recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education no later than November 1, 2025.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0566)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 566 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2278ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by House (53-Y 42-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by House (53-Y 42-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 22Conference substitute printed 25108007D-H1
- Feb 22Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Senators: Pekarsky, VanValkenburg, Head
- Vote recorded Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 95-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 20Delegates: Price, Cohen, Phillips
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 20House acceded to request
- Feb 20Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 20Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 20Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 95-N)
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2278)
- Feb 20Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Feb 20Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 20Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 20Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 20Read third timeMinor
- Feb 19Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 17Committee substitute printed 25107615D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 13Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Jan 29Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 29Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 28Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Printed as engrossed 25104281D-E
- Jan 27Engrossed by House as amended
- Jan 27Education Amendments agreed toMajor
- Jan 27Read second timeMinor
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2278)
- Jan 24Read first timeMinor
- Jan 22Reported from Education with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 1-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 18Assigned Educ sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104281DIntroduced