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HB178Introduced in the House of Delegates

Certified student support agencies; DOE to assess impact of developing program for students.

Passed

Introduced by Bonita Anthony, District 92

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Department of Education; assessment; certified student support agencies; report. Requires the Department of Education (the Department) to assess the impact of developing a program to provide student support programs to students enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school through certified student support agencies, as defined in the bill. The bill requires the Department, in conducting such assessment, to consider (i) a framework by which a certified student support agency would enter into a memorandum of understanding with a school board for the purpose of providing student support programs, as defined in the bill, and suggested components of such memorandums of understanding, such as (a) documentation establishing the organization's nonprofit status, (b) a description of each student support program that such organization provides, (c) policies and procedures relating to privacy, background checks, mandated reporting, and the transmission, collection, use, and disposal of student personal information, and (d) consent forms and procedures to be used by such student support programs to obtain the necessary consent from the parent of any student under 18 years of age; (ii) the feasibility of establishing and administering a certification process for certified student support agencies; (iii) potential compliance monitoring and enforcement mechanisms and subsequent penalties for noncompliance to ensure that each certified student support agency complies with such program; (iv) policies and procedures for the secure disposal of a student's personal information upon such student's withdrawal from a student support program, upon the cessation of any such program, or upon such student's graduation or transfer from the school division; and (v) cost estimates, including staffing needs, for the development and implementation of such program. The bill requires the Department to submit a report on its findings to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health and the House Committees on Appropriations and Education no later than November 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 190.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0573)

April 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 14, 2026

39

Yes

0

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

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1Yes
Mark Obenshain2Yes
Chris Head3Yes
David Suetterlein4Yes
Travis Hackworth5Yes
Todd Pillion6Yes
William Stanley7Yes
Mark Peake8Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102387D

  2. Referred to Committee on Education

  3. Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee

  4. House subcommittee offered

  5. House subcommittee offered

  6. House subcommittee offered

  7. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)

  8. House committee offered

  9. Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N)

  10. Committee substitute printed 26107317D-H1

  11. Read first time

  12. Read second time

  13. committee substitute agreed to

  14. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  15. Read third time and passed House (60-Y 35-N 0-A)

  16. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  17. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  18. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB178)

  19. Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

  20. Senate committee offered

  21. Committee substitute printed 26108821D-S1

  22. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB178)

  23. Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  24. Rules suspended

  25. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  26. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  27. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  28. Read third time

  29. Education and Health Substitute agreed to

  30. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

  31. Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  32. Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A)

  33. Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  34. Senate requested conference committee

  35. House acceded to request

  36. Conferees appointed by House

  37. House Conferees: Anthony, LeVere Bolling, O'Quinn

  38. Conferees appointed by Senate

  39. Senate Conferees: Williams Graves, Favola, Peake

  40. Conference Report released

  41. Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)

  42. Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  43. Enrolled

  44. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB178ER)

  45. Signed by President

  46. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB178)

  47. Signed by Speaker

  48. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  49. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  50. Approved by Governor-Chapter 573 (effective 7/1/2026)

  51. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0573)

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