2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB768: School-based mental and behavioral health services; DOE to survey local education agencies, report.

Legislative Summary

Department of Education; survey of local education agencies on school-based mental and behavioral health services; report. Requires the Department of Education (the Department) to survey each local education agency (LEA) in the Commonwealth to determine (i) how public schools governed by such LEA currently grant access to local departments of social services and community services boards and other community-based providers of mental and behavioral health services and (ii) what school-based mental and behavioral health services are made available by such LEA. The bill requires the Department to utilize the results of and feedback from the survey to inform the continued development and improvement of guidelines for school professionals to support students and families by connecting them with community resources that provide mental and behavioral health services. The bill requires the Department to report to the Commission on Youth by November 1, 2025, any findings and recommendations that result from the survey. This bill is identical to HB 1947.

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Bill History

12/17/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101253D
Senate
12/17/2024
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
1/16/2025
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/17/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/17/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/17/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/20/2025
Read second time and engrossed
Senate
1/21/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/23/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB768)
Senate
2/5/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Rules
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Reported from Rules (17-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Passed House (97-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
Senate
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB768ER)
Senate
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB768)
Senate
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Senate
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 239 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0239)

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (97-Y 1-N)
2/20/2025
97
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Rules (17-Y 1-N)
2/17/2025
17
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
1/21/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
1/17/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
1/16/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1
Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Favola
Barbara Favola
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/20251.8 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20252.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/17/20243.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/2025118.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/23/2025118.8 KB