VA SB603

Authorizes Virginia school boards to adopt policies permitting volunteers from community organizations to provide after-school student life counseling and support services on school property, focusing on social, emotional, mental, personal, or interpersonal issues

Requires school boards to hold a public hearing with at least seven days notice before adopting any such policy, with the proposed policy posted on the school board's website and advertised in local newspapers

Mandates criminal background checks including fingerprinting for all volunteers, prohibiting anyone convicted of barrier crimes or with founded complaints of child abuse or neglect from participating

Requires written parental consent before any student under age 18 can participate in these volunteer counseling services

Volunteers must disclose in all materials that they are not school employees, identify any organizations they are affiliated with, and school boards must annually notify parents of available services and approved providers