HB1165Introduced in the House of Delegates
Division superintendents; Board of Education to amend regulations, qualifications.
Introduced by Nicole Cole, District 66
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Board of Education; regulations; qualifications of division superintendents. Requires the Board of Education to amend its regulation that establishes the qualifications for division superintendents to (i) require the record of each candidate for the list of eligible division superintendents and the renewable division superintendent license under any of the four permitted options to attest to good character and demonstrated ability as an educational administrator and (ii) amend Option IV by requiring the candidate to have (a) completed five years of successful educational experience in a public school or an accredited nonpublic school, two years of which shall have been full-time teaching experience at the preK-12 level and two years of which shall have been in administration and supervision and (b) been recommended by a school board that is interested in employing the individual as division superintendent and that governs a school division with fewer than 2,000 enrolled students. The bill also provides that the requirements under Option IV that were in effect prior to the effective date of the bill shall apply to any individual who was employed as a division superintendent pursuant to Option IV as of such date and who maintains continuous employment as a division superintendent in any school division in the Commonwealth after such date.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1091)
April 22, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · April 22, 2026
21
Yes
18
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | No |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | No |
| Chris Head | 3 | Absent |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | No |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | No |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | No |
| William Stanley | 7 | No |
| Mark Peake | 8 | No |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104767D
Referred to Committee on Education
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1165)
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N)
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N)
Read first time
Read second time
committee amendments agreed to
Engrossed by House as amended
Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1165)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Senate subcommittee offered
Reported from Education and Health with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read third time
Education and Health Amendment agreed to
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Senate amendment agreed to by House (62-Y 33-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1165ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1165)
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Governor's recommendation received by House
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
Governor's recommendation adopted
Reenrolled
Reenrolled bill text (HB1165ER2)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1091 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1091)
Verify the information
- Official page on the Virginia Legislature website
- Education Amendment (amendment)
- K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Amendment (amendment)
- Education Amendment (amendment)
- Education and Health Amendment (amendment)
- Education and Health Amendment (amendment)
- Senate Amendment (amendment)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Veto Letter (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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