VirginiaPostsecondary Education Rehabilitation Transition Program; plan for expansion of Program.
What it does
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.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 721 (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
- Feb 26Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 26Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB996)
- Feb 26Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB996ER)Major
- Feb 26EnrolledMinor
- Feb 24Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24Read third timeMinor
- Feb 23Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 23Rules suspended
- Feb 20Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB996)
- Feb 16Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social ServicesMinor
- Feb 16Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 13Read third time and passed House (90-Y 6-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 12committee amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 11Read first timeMinor
- Feb 9Reported from Education with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6House committee offered
- Feb 3Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB996)
- Jan 30Assigned HED sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104810DIntroduced