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K‑12 subcommittee roundup: Votes at a glance from the session
Summary
The subcommittee recorded multiple recorded votes and dispositions across bills affecting driver education, CTE, daycare licensing, school safety and other K‑12 topics. This roundup lists the bill outcomes and key details announced on the record.
Below are the actions the House K‑12 Education Subcommittee recorded during the session and the key details announced on the record.
Votes at a glance
- HB 2213 (Driver education — behind‑the‑wheel access): Reported by subcommittee, 8‑0. Patron: Delegate McQuinn. Summary: Permissive encouragement for school boards to provide affordable behind‑the‑wheel instruction; not a statewide mandate. Recorded in committee minutes and announced 8 to 0.
- HB 1786 (Exempt outdoor agricultural/horse‑riding programs from daycare licensure): Reported, 7‑1. Patron: Delegate Weber. Summary: Adds certain outdoor instructional programs to existing exemptions; proponents argued seasonal educational camps are not daycares.
- HB 1785 (Exemptions for church‑operated child‑daycare facilities): Tabled, 6‑2. Patron: Delegate Arak/others. Summary: Broader exemption for church daycares was met with concerns and a substitute motion to table passed.
- HB 2018 (CTE licensure; substituted with SB 879): Reported as substituted, 8‑0. Patron: Delegate Anthony. Summary: Creates alternative pathways for CTE teacher licensure, establishes an equivalency assessment framework and preserves pedagogical/safety training; SB 879 was laid on top of HB 2018 and reported as the substitute.
- HB 2103 (CTE salary credit for industry experience): Reported as amended, 7‑0. Patron: Delegate Kent. Summary: Recognizes work experience in CTE for salary credit; committee amended required language to permissive ’may’ to allow local discretion.
- School safety accreditation bill (title: standards from Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety): Tabled, 5‑3. Patron: Delegate Garrett. Summary: Proposal to tie evidence‑based safety practices to accreditation was tabled for further stakeholder work.
- HB 2353 (Release of residential treatment discharge/educational plans to schools): Gently laid on the table, 4‑3. Patron: Delegate Wilt. Summary: Bill would require release of pertinent information to schools when a returning student poses a threat or needs additional education services; an opt‑out for parents was added since prior session. Committee asked for more work and proposed outreach to State Executive Council for feedback.
- HB 2360 (Add Seal of Biliteracy to list of industry workforce credentials): Reported, 8‑0. Patron: Delegate Wilt. Summary: Adds the Seal of Biliteracy as an industry credential eligible for state credential funding and counts toward readiness metrics.
- HB 2418 (Background verification for applicants working with elementary or special‑needs students): Passed by for the day (laid by pass). Patron: Delegate Scott. Summary: Sought expanded verification of employment and abuse history for certain positions; committee deferred to gather more information.
- HB 2598 (Enforcement mechanism for homeschool privacy disclosures): Passed by for the day. Patron: Delegate Scott. Summary: Provides an injunction remedy for unlawfully disclosed homeschool registrant information; committee suggested department memo as an interim step and will work on language.
- HB 1988 (School board collective bargaining — binding arbitration authority): Reported, 5‑3. Patron: Delegate Askew. Summary: Seeks permissive authority for local school boards to resolve CBA grievances through binding arbitration; opponents raised constitutional concerns about surrendering school‑board authority.
- HB 2226 (Noncustodial parent access to school records; limits on disclosing foster/carer contact information): Reported, 8‑0. Patron: Delegate Cherry. Summary: Seeks processes to avoid disclosing foster caregiver addresses or phone numbers to biological parents without consideration of safety concerns; committee recorded support and will work on language.
- HB 1830 (Paid leave and VRS purchase options for education association officers): Reported and referred to Appropriations. Patron: Chair Russell. Summary: Allows some association officers unpaid educational leave with the option to purchase VRS service credit; the committee referred the bill to appropriations for fiscal review.
- HB 2454 (Allow work‑based learning hours to count toward 3‑E readiness employment/enlistment/enrollment framework): Reported, 6‑2. Patron: Chair Rasoul. Summary: Encourages use of work‑based learning hours in readiness frameworks to support employment‑focused pathways.
- HB 2471 (Medicaid billing platform for school divisions; statewide contract support): Reported and referred to Appropriations, 8‑0. Patron: Chair Rasoul. Summary: Directs the Department of Education to explore a statewide contract and platform to help divisions access Medicaid reimbursement for eligible school‑based services.
Limitations and next steps
This summary reflects votes and testimony recorded on the subcommittee record. For bills laid on the table or passed by for the day, committee members asked sponsors to work with stakeholders and counsel to refine language before further action. Recorded tallies above reflect the roll calls announced in the meeting minutes.
