2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1293: Autism spectrum disorder; school board employees, professional development and continuing education.

Legislative Summary

School board employees; professional development and continuing education; optional programs; children with autism spectrum disorder. Directs the Board of Education to provide guidance on and each school board to provide each year an optional program of high-quality professional development for instructional personnel and school board employees whose duties include regular contact with students on communicating with and supporting students with autism spectrum disorder. The bill provides that any instructional personnel or school board employee who completes such professional development shall be eligible for professional development points toward renewal of his license.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102154D
Senate
1/8/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
1/23/2025
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Senate
1/24/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1293)
Senate
1/28/2025
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/30/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/31/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106504D-S1
Senate
2/3/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1293)
Senate
2/3/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/3/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/3/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/4/2025
Read second time
Senate
2/4/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/4/2025
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Senate
2/4/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
2/4/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/4/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/4/2025
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/7/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Education
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-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 (98-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
Senate
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1293ER)
Senate
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1293)
Senate
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on (date)
Senate
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 516 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0516)

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (98-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/3/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
1/30/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1
Democrat: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/202517.9 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/202518.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/31/202519.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/202531.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/10/2025105.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/3/2025105.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/24/2025152.0 KB