# Virginia HB1195: School bds., etc.; applicants for employment involving direct contact w/children in public schools. Virginia HB1195, School bds., etc.; applicants for employment involving direct contact w/children in public schools., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Phillip A. Scott (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-02-11 (Continued to 2027 in Education (Voice Vote)) (as of 2026-11-06). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1195-2026 - As of: 2026-11-06 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1195 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: School bds., etc.; applicants for employment involving direct contact w/children in public schools. - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-02-11, Continued to 2027 in Education (Voice Vote) - Sponsor: Phillip A. Scott (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: K-12 Subcommittee - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary School boards and independent contractors; applicants for employment involving direct contact with children in public schools; employment history review. Requires each school board and each independent contractor that provides services in any public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth to (i) require each applicant for employment whose position will involve direct contact with children, as that term is defined in the bill, in a public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth to provide (a) the address and telephone number of and other any other relevant contact information for the applicant's current employer and any former employer that employed the applicant in a position that involved direct contact with children and (b) a written, signed statement as to whether the applicant has (1) been the subject of an investigation and finding or adjudication of abuse or sexual misconduct, as that term is defined in the bill, by any employer, state licensing agency, law-enforcement agency, or child protective services agency or (2) been disciplined, discharged, nonrenewed, asked to resign, or otherwise separated from employment or had a professional license or certificate suspended, surrendered, or revoked while such an investigation was pending or due to such a finding or adjudication and (ii) request, from each such employer, confirmation of the dates of the applicant's employment and a written statement as to the veracity of the applicant's abovementioned statement, to the best of such employer's knowledge. The bill requires each such employer to respond no later than 20 days after receipt of such a request. The bill permits any school board or independent contractor to use any information received pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) to evaluate an applicant's fitness to be hired and to consider an applicant's provision of false information or willful failure to disclose information to be grounds for declining to further consider such applicant for employment. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Phillip A. Scott (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-11 | House | Continued to 2027 in Education (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (6) - 2026-02-11: Continued to 2027 in Education (Voice Vote) (House) - 2026-02-10: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) (House) - 2026-02-05: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1195) (House) - 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101251D (House) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087720.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087718.PDF) ## Related bills - HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed) - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB1011: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc. (signed) - HB848: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord, rent escrow, relief. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) ## Sources - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087720.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087718.PDF) ## Related - [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026) - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB1011: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1011-2026) - [HB848: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord, re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB848-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1195-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).