VirginiaDepartment of Education; survey of local education agencies on school-based mental and behavioral health services; report.
What it does
Department of Education; survey of local education agencies on school-based mental and behavioral health services; report. Requires the Department of Education (the Department) to survey each local education agency (LEA) in the Commonwealth to determine (i) how public schools governed by such LEA currently grant access to local departments of social services and community services boards and other community-based providers of mental and behavioral health services and (ii) what school-based mental and behavioral health services are made available by such LEA. The bill requires the Department to utilize the results of and feedback from the survey to inform the continued development and improvement of guidelines for school professionals to support students and families by connecting them with community resources that provide mental and behavioral health services.
More detail
The bill requires the Department to report to the Commission on Youth by November 1, 2025, any findings and recommendations that result from the survey. This bill is identical to SB 768.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0224)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 224 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Feb 18Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Feb 18Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025Minor
- Feb 15Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 12Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1947)
- Feb 12Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1947ER)Major
- Feb 12EnrolledMinor
- Feb 10Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Read third timeMinor
- Feb 7Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 7Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
- Feb 7Rules suspended
- Feb 6Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 29Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 29Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 28Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 24Read first timeMinor
- Jan 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1947)
- Jan 22Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 18Assigned Educ sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101252DIntroduced