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Yes: 95 • No: 2
VirginiaSB8592025 Regular SessionSenate
School boards; policies relating to volunteer student life counseling and support services.
Sponsored By: Bryce E. Reeves (Republican)
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Summary
School boards; policies relating to volunteer student life counseling and support services; guidelines and requirements. Permits any school board to adopt a policy permitting certain individuals or groups to provide, on a volunteer basis, student life counseling or support services, as defined by the bill, on school property after regular school hours, in accordance with the requirements in the bill. The bill (i) requires a school board to hold a public hearing to provide an opportunity for public comment on the proposed policy prior to adopting such policy, to ensure that each student is free from pressure from the Commonwealth to engage in or refrain from religious observation on school property, and to ensure that the constitutional principles of freedom of religion and separation of church and state are observed at all times and (ii) requires such policy (a) to include background and criminal records check requirements for individuals volunteering to provide such support services; (b) to require written parental consent before any minor student participates in or receives such support services; (c) to require any approved individual or group to include on materials provided to students and parents information a parent or student may need in order to provide full and informed consent; (d) to be neutral with regard to religious preference, affiliation, or belief, or lack thereof, in the approval of an individual or group to provide such services and in the administration, oversight, or supervision of such services; and (e) to ensure that no such services are provided during regular school hours or in any manner that could cause conflict with instructional time.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Bryce E. Reeves
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/11/2025
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
Yes: 4 • No: 2 • Other: 1
Senate vote • 1/28/2025
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote
Yes: 39 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/24/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading)
Yes: 37 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/23/2025
Reported from Education and Health
Yes: 15 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Left in Education
2/18/2025HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N)
2/11/2025HouseAssigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
2/10/2025HouseReferred to Committee on Education
2/3/2025HouseRead first time
2/3/2025HousePlaced on Calendar
2/3/2025HouseRead third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025SenateEngrossed by Senate
1/27/2025SenateRead second time
1/27/2025SenateConstitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025SenatePassed by for the day
1/24/2025SenateRules suspended
1/24/2025SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
1/20/2025SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB859)
1/10/2025SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
1/3/2025SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100180D
1/3/2025Senate
Bill Text
Introduced
1/3/2025
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