School board policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 22.1-296, 51.1-142.2, and 51.1-142.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to school board policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers; purchase of service credit.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
School board policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers; purchase of service credit. Requires each school board to adopt a policy to approve unpaid educational leave for school board employees who are state employee association executive officers and for up to two school board employees who are local employee association officers for a maximum of four years per officer. The bill permits employee association officers approved for such leave to purchase
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 5, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 563 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Shelly A. Simonds
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 9, N 6
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 62, N 35, X 3
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 14, X 1, N 7
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 7, N 3
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 563.