2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1947: Department of Education; survey of local education agencies on school-based mental and behavioral health services; 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 SB 768.

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Bill History

1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101252D
House of Delegates
1/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Education
House of Delegates
1/18/2025
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1947)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/29/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/6/2025
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/7/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/7/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/7/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/10/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/10/2025
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/12/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1947ER)
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1947)
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/15/2025
Signed by President
Senate
2/18/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 224 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0224)

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/10/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
2/7/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
2/6/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
1/22/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/21/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/20251.8 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/12/20252.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/6/20253.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/12/2025118.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/23/2025120.1 KB