# Virginia SB174: Virginia Student Teacher Scholarship Program; established, report.

Virginia SB174, Virginia Student Teacher Scholarship Program; established, report., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-02-03 (Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB174
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia Student Teacher Scholarship Program; established, report.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Last action: 2026-02-03, Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (29 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia Student Teacher Scholarship Program established; report. Establishes the Virginia Student Teacher Scholarship Program, to be administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia in coordination with the Department of Education, whereby a student teacher who (i) is completing a required supervised clinical practice through a traditional educator preparation program in the Commonwealth, (ii) is assigned to complete such supervised clinical practice at a public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth without pay, and (iii) applies and meets certain eligibility criteria shall be awarded a scholarship in an amount not to exceed $7,500 per each supervised clinical practice experience to assist with expenses incurred during the supervised clinical practice. The bill contains provisions relating to Program administration and requires the Council to submit and publish an annual report containing certain Program data.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-02-03: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB174) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Committee substitute printed 26105909D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102093D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095423.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095422.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093485.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093484.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083648.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083647.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095423.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095422.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093485.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093484.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083648.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083647.PDF)

## Related
- [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)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB174-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).