VirginiaSchool boards; employment of school resource officers in each public elementary & secondary school.
What it does
School boards; employment of school resource officers in each public elementary and secondary school. 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 and provides that no school board shall be granted any full or partial waiver from such staffing requirements. The bill contains a contingent effective date that states that the foregoing requirement shall become effective beginning with the fiscal year in which funding has been provided pursuant to the general appropriation act to fully fund such requirement.
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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
- Feb 4Left in EducationLatest
- Jan 28Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Impact statement from CLG (HB2297)
- Jan 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2297)
- Jan 24Assigned Educ sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102107DIntroduced