School bd. policies; communication & language accessibility for limited English proficient parents.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 22.1 a section numbered 22.1-4.4, relating to school board policies; communication and language accessibility for limited English proficient parents; requirements.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
School boards; language access plan for limited English proficient parents. Requires each school board to develop, implement, and post in a publicly accessible location on its website a language access plan consisting of policies and procedures designed to ensure meaningful communication with and informational accessibility for limited English proficient (LEP) parents, as that term is defined in the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 1278.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 765 (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
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Stella G. PekarskyJennifer D. Carroll Foy
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 64, N 33, X 2
Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-13 · P · Y 25, N 14, X 1
Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-04 · F · N 40
Passed House with substitute (66-Y 33-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 66, N 33
Reported from Education with substitute (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 15, N 7
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 7, N 3
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 15
Reported from Education and Health with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)Senate · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 14, A 1
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 765.