# Virginia SB217: National Board Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund; eligibility.

Virginia SB217, National Board Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund; eligibility., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-02-10 (Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-11).

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- As of: 2026-10-11
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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB217
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: National Board Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund; eligibility.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-02-10, Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (30 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund; eligibility; incentive grant awards. Renames the National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund as the National Board Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund, expands eligibility for incentive grant awards from such Fund pursuant to such Program from solely teachers who have obtained national certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to (i) all public school staff who are candidates for initial national certification or maintenance of national certification to cover certain costs of obtaining or maintaining such certification and (ii) all public school staff who have successfully obtained or maintained such certification. The bill also declares as eligible for an annual incentive grant award in the amount of $7,500 all public school staff who have obtained or maintained such certification and an additional $2,500 in any year during the life of certificate in which the public school staff member is employed in a Title 1 school. Current law declares as eligible for an annual incentive grant award of $5,000 in the first year and $2,500 in each subsequent year all teachers who have obtained or maintained such certification.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2026-02-10: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101216D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084111.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084110.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
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084111.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084110.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-SB217-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).