# Virginia SB1130: School-based mental health teletherapy services; policies and requirements.

Virginia SB1130, School-based mental health teletherapy services; policies and requirements., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Russet Perry (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-23 (Incorporated by Education and Health (SB1037-Pekarsky) (15-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1130
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: School-based mental health teletherapy services; policies and requirements.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-01-23, Incorporated by Education and Health (SB1037-Pekarsky) (15-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Russet Perry (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (15 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

School boards; school-based mental health teletherapy services; increasing accessibility of mental health teletherapy services; policies and requirements. Directs the Department of Education (the Department) to include in the model memorandum of understanding between a school board and a nationally recognized school-based telehealth provider that it is required to develop and distribute to each school board pursuant to applicable law parameters for the provision of mental health teletherapy for students outside of regular school hours and during regular school hours on school property. The bill also requires each school board to, for the purpose of increasing the accessibility of mental health services for public school students, (i) permit any student enrolled in the school division to schedule and participate in mental health teletherapy services during regular school hours on the same basis as such students are permitted to participate in school counseling services; (ii) enter into a memorandum of understanding, consistent with the model memorandum of understanding developed by the Department, with a nationally recognized school-based telehealth provider that ensures and sets forth parameters for the provision of such mental health teletherapy services during regular school hours; (iii) develop and implement policies and procedures for permitting any student to participate in such mental health teletherapy services during regular school hours; and (iv) develop, post in a publicly accessible location on its website, and make available to all administrative and instructional personnel in the school division at the beginning of each school year informational materials relating to such mental health teletherapy policies.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Russet Perry (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Incorporated by Education and Health (SB1037-Pekarsky) | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2025-01-23: Incorporated by Education and Health (SB1037-Pekarsky) (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103577D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017994.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017992.PDF)

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- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017994.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017992.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1130-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).