VirginiaPublic schools; best practice of tech. tools to assist w/identifying students at risk of self-harm.
What it does
Department of Education; best practices for implementation in public schools of technology tools to assist with the identification of students at risk of engaging in self-harm or intending to inflict harm on others; report. Directs the Department of Education to convene a work group consisting of representatives set forth in the bill, as determined by the Department in consultation with and based on consideration of suggestions from statewide education organizations and appropriate technology industries, for the purpose of identifying and making recommendations to the chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education on best practices for the procurement, implementation, and use in public schools of technology tools designed to assist with the identification of students at risk of engaging in self-harm or intending to inflict harm on others. The bill directs the work group to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education by November 15, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 10Left in AppropriationsLatest
- Feb 26Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary EducationMinor
- Feb 25Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB39)
- Feb 3Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Feb 3Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Placed on Calendar
- Jan 27Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 26Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Jan 26Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- Jan 26Education and Health Amendments agreed toMajor
- Jan 26Read second timeMinor
- Jan 23Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Jan 23Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 23Rules suspended
- Jan 22Reported from Education and Health with amendments (13-Y 0-N 1-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with amendments. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22Senate committee offered
- Jan 15Senate subcommittee offered
- Jan 15Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- 2025
- Nov 19Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Nov 19Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100747DIntroduced