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VA HB1229

Bill

Status

Passed

4/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Phillip Scott

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Virginia Department of Education to distribute the Board of Education's regulations on seclusion and restraint in public schools to all local school boards and encourage full compliance

  • Mandates the Department submit a report to the House Committee on Education and Senate Committee on Education and Health by October 1, 2026

  • Report must include a detailed summary of the Department's current enforcement processes and procedures for seclusion and restraint regulations

  • Report must compile and analyze data on how seclusion and restraint regulations are being implemented across all school divisions statewide

Legislative Description

Public schools; use of seclusion and restraint, report.

Last Action

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0756)

4/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Education: Public Education2/26/2026
Education and Health2/18/2026
Education: K-122/5/2026
Education1/14/2026

Full Bill Text

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