# Virginia HB85: Va.-specific postsecondary transition counselor certificate program; development and establishment.

Virginia HB85, Va.-specific postsecondary transition counselor certificate program; development and establishment., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Amy J. Laufer (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

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- As of: 2026-10-11
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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB85
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Va.-specific postsecondary transition counselor certificate program; development and establishment.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-01
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Amy J. Laufer (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Higher Education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

State Council of Higher Education; Virginia-specific postsecondary transition counselor certificate program; development and establishment. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to collaborate with the Council for Exceptional Children and its Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) and each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth that has an education preparation program to develop and establish a Virginia-specific postsecondary transition counselor certificate program that is equivalent in rigor and quality to the National Certification in Transition Services offered by DCDT in order to facilitate the establishment of postsecondary transition counselor certificate programs at such institutions that would qualify for program approval by DCDT.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Amy J. Laufer (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-01-28: Continued to 2027 in Education (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB85) (House)
- 2026-01-23: Assigned HED sub: Higher Education (House)
- 2026-01-01: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-01-01: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102089D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-01: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231345.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231344.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231345.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231344.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB85-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).