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Panel backs bill requiring IEPs to include individualized emergency accommodations and guidance for schools
Summary
House Bill 1806, amended to exempt private day/residential placements, would require individualized education programs to document emergency accommodations; the subcommittee reported the substitute 8–0 after broad support from disability advocates and school administrators.
The K-12 Education Subcommittee unanimously voted to report House Bill 1806, a bill that would require each individualized education program (IEP) for a public‑school student with a disability to include, when appropriate, individualized accommodations and supports for emergency evacuations and other emergency situations.
Substitute and scope: The substitute adopted by the committee clarifies that the requirement does not apply to students placed in private day or residential school settings pursuant to an IEP, and it directs the Virginia Department of…
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