VirginiaPublic schools; student discipline and codes of conduct, etc.
What it does
Public schools; student discipline and codes of conduct; prevention of and response to cyberbullying; policies and procedures required. Requires the Board of Education to include in its guidelines and model policies for codes of student conduct developed pursuant to applicable law standards for school board policies on cyberbullying, defined in the bill as bullying that occurs through the use of technology, including through cell phones and other electronic devices and technology capable of accessing the Internet. The bill requires each school board to expand on its policies and procedures relating to the prevention and prohibition of bullying that are included in its student conduct policies and procedures pursuant to relevant law by including policies and procedures that (i) address instances of cyberbullying that occur outside of school property between students enrolled in the school division; (ii) provide protections designed to ensure that any student who is a victim of or a witness to an instance of cyberbullying is not deterred from reporting or seeking support for such instance of cyberbullying by fears of retaliation, social alienation or rejection, or other negative treatment; and (iii) include a list of support services and resources available through each public school to any student who is a victim of cyberbullying relating to reporting and seeking support after experiencing an instance of cyberbullying.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0438)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 438 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB908)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB908ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 20Passed House (90-Y 7-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (90-Y 7-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Read third timeMinor
- Feb 19Read second timeMinor
- Feb 17Reported from Education (19-Y 3-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education (19-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Assigned Educ sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 3Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Feb 3Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Placed on Calendar
- Jan 28Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Engrossed by Senate
- Jan 27Read second timeMinor
- Jan 24Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 24Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
- Jan 24Rules suspended
- Jan 23Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB908)
- Jan 16Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Jan 5Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 5Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102003DIntroduced