VirginiaHigh school students; completion of certain applications for student financial aid required.
What it does
School boards; high school students; establishment of certain goals for completion of certain applications for student financial aid required; provision of data and guidance relating to student financial aid applications. Requires each school board to (i) annually provide to each high school student and the parent of each high school student guidance and other informational materials on student financial aid applications, as defined by the bill, for the purpose of promoting awareness of federal and state financial aid programs, resources, eligibility criteria, application deadlines, and other processes and requirements; (ii) utilize federally available data to establish a five-year goal for encouraging and increasing the completion of student financial aid applications by high school students during the students' final school year before graduation; and (iii) annually post in a publicly accessible location on its website federally available data relating to student financial aid applications and submit to the Department of Education a report on the progress toward achieving the five-year goal established pursuant to clause (ii). The bill clarifies that nothing in the bill shall be construed to require any school board to establish a goal of universal completion of a student financial aid application prior to graduation by each high school student in the school division.
More detail
The bill also prohibits any school board or employee thereof from disclosing any personally identifiable information relating to the requirements set forth in the bill to any individual or entity outside of the school division. Finally, the bill directs the Department of Education, in collaboration with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, to provide to each school board (a) by the beginning of each school year, the website containing federally available data on the rates of completion of student financial aid applications; (b) guidance or other informational materials on student financial aid applications; and (c) guidance and other informational resources designed to support school boards in making progress toward the five-year goals established pursuant to the bill. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2031.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 934 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1095)
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1095ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 11Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1095)
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 10Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Mar 10Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
- Mar 10Senator Favola Substitute agreed to
- Mar 10Reading of substitute waived
- Mar 10Floor offered Senator Favola Substitute
- Mar 10Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
- Mar 10Read third timeMinor
- Mar 9Passed by for the day
- Mar 6Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 6Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 6Rules suspended
- Mar 5Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1095)
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 5Committee substitute printed 26109258D-S1Major
- Mar 5Senate committee offered
- Mar 5Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A)Minor
- Mar 5Senate committee offered
- Feb 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1095)
- Feb 19Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Feb 12Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 12Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 11Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 1-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Engrossed by House - floor substitute
- Feb 10Delegate Singh Floor substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 10committee amendment rejectedMinor
- Feb 10Read second timeMinor
- Feb 10Floor offered Delegate Singh Substitute
- Feb 10Floor substitute printed 26107663D-H1 (Singh)
- Feb 9Passed by for the day
- Feb 6Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Reported from Education with amendment(s) (13-Y 8-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3House subcommittee offered
- Jan 30Assigned HED sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1095)
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101596DIntroduced