VirginiaLocal school divisions, certain; flexibility relating to student transportation, sunset.
What it does
School boards; transportation alternatives; two-year pilot in small school divisions. Permits certain school boards to pursue certain student transportation alternatives for the next two school years and requires such school boards to report certain data on the implementation of such initiatives. The bill sets forth certain parameters and requirements for any student transportation alternatives pursued by a school board pursuant to the bill, including a requirement that any entity with which a school board contracts or that any school board utilizes for the purpose of providing any transportation alternative or supplementing any traditional transportation services meet and comply with any state and federal laws and regulations applicable to traditional transportation services, including (i) school bus operator training, hiring, and employment requirements; (ii) minimum insurance coverage requirements for any vehicles provided or utilized for such purposes; and (iii) requirements relating to liability of the school board in the event of any accident, injury, or property damage resulting from the operation of any vehicles provided or utilized for such purposes.
More detail
Finally, the bill requires the Department of Education to exclude from the re-benchmarking process any additional expenditures relating to school divisions that implement the pilot program pursuant to the bill. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2027.
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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
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0312)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 312 (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 (HB2720)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2720ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 20Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 3-N)Passed Senate
- Feb 20Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 20Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 20Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 20Read third timeMinor
- Feb 19Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2720)
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 18Committee substitute printed 25107616D-S1Major
- Feb 17Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 2-N 3-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 2-N 3-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3Education Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Jan 31Read first timeMinor
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2720)
- Jan 29Committee substitute printed 25106166D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 1-N)Minor
- Jan 27Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Assigned Educ sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2720)
- Jan 17Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 17Presented and ordered printed 25101000DIntroduced