# Virginia SB1244: Ed. opportunities for children of fed. employees; students transferring from foreign countries.

Virginia SB1244, Ed. opportunities for children of fed. employees; students transferring from foreign countries., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Tara A. Durant (Republican); status to governor, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0445)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1244-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1244
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Ed. opportunities for children of fed. employees; students transferring from foreign countries.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0445)
- Sponsor: Tara A. Durant (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (260 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Educational opportunities for children of certain federal employees; expansion of policies to students transferring from foreign countries. Expands the provisions of law relating to educational opportunities for students of certain federal employees to include students of certain federal employees who are transferring from a school in a foreign country to a school division in the Commonwealth by establishing definitions for the terms "foreign education agency" and "sending country" and utilizing such terms throughout such provisions of law.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tara A. Durant (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Reported from Education | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 6 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0445) (Governor)
- 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 445 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor)
- 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1244) (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1244ER) (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-20: Passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-20: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-19: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-17: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-11: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2025-02-10: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-06: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-03: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1244) (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Committee substitute printed 25105909D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101661D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074586.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074585.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066809.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066808.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035908.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035907.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028484.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028483.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018494.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018493.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074586.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074585.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066809.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066808.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035908.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035907.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028484.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028483.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018494.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018493.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-SB1244-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).