VirginiaSchool Boards; employment of school resource officers, enhanced retirement benefits.
What it does
School boards; employment of school resource officers; Virginia Retirement System. Requires each school board to enter into a collaborative agreement with the local law-enforcement agency to employ at least one school resource officer in each public elementary and secondary school in the local school division. The bill requires localities to provide enhanced retirement benefits to school resource officers.
More detail
The bill also allows a retired law-enforcement officer to work as a school resource officer after a break in service of at least six months without impacting his retirement benefits.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 3Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB695)
- Jan 30Rereferred from Education and Health to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Rereferred from Education and Health. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 29Senate subcommittee offered
- Jan 29Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103177DIntroduced
- Feb 3Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)Latest