# Virginia SB1293: Autism spectrum disorder; school board employees, professional development and continuing education. Virginia SB1293, Autism spectrum disorder; school board employees, professional development and continuing education., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by William M. Stanley, Jr. (Republican); status to governor, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0516)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1293-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB1293 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Autism spectrum disorder; school board employees, professional development and continuing education. - Status: to governor - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0516) - Sponsor: William M. Stanley, Jr. (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (275 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary School board employees; professional development and continuing education; optional programs; children with autism spectrum disorder. Directs the Board of Education to provide guidance on and each school board to provide each year an optional program of high-quality professional development for instructional personnel and school board employees whose duties include regular contact with students on communicating with and supporting students with autism spectrum disorder. The bill provides that any instructional personnel or school board employee who completes such professional development shall be eligible for professional development points toward renewal of his license. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: William M. Stanley, Jr. (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 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-02-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-01-30 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-01-28 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (36) - 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0516) (Governor) - 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 516 (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 (date) (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1293) (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1293ER) (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 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-10: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-07: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-07: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2025-02-07: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-02-04: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1293) (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Committee substitute printed 25106504D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1293) (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 25102154D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077391.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077390.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066817.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066816.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037522.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037521.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018823.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018822.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/1077391.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077390.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066817.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066816.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037522.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037521.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018823.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018822.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) - [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-SB1293-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).