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Department of Corrections; establishment of general system of schools for incarcerated individuals; Virginia Prison Education Task Force established; report. Requires the Superintendent employed by the Director of Corrections to (i) include in the functional literacy program for inmates developed pursuant to applicable law evidence-based literacy instruction, as defined in accordance with applicable law; (ii) share data with (a) the state entity that oversees the management, direction, and governance of the Commonwealth's education and workforce data for the purpose of developing educational, health, social service, and employment outcome data and improving the efficacy of state services and (b) the Virginia Community College System necessary for comprehensive community colleges to apply for and maintain eligibility as Federal Pell Grant-eligible prison education programs; and (iii) track and publicly report at least annually the number of incarcerated individuals eligible for, enrolled in, and waitlisted for the literacy and education programs. The bill also establishes the Virginia Prison Education Task Force for the purpose of implementing a consistent education program across all state correctional facilities operated by the Department. The bill requires the Task Force to submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1 and to complete its work by July 1, 2029. Finally, the bill requires the Department of Education to, by November 1, 2026, (a) review and update the salary schedules for teachers licensed by the Board of Education and employed by the Department of Corrections to provide instruction in the schools of the correctional centers to be competitive with those in effect for the school division in which the correctional facility is located and (b) make recommendations for the inclusion of such teacher salary increases in the appropriation act.
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last Action
Mar 13, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 5 co
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Conference Report released
Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N 0-A)
House Conferees: Carr, Clark, Walker
House acceded to request
Conferees appointed by House
Senate Conferees: Jones, Williams Graves, French
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Senate requested conference committee
Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 98-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1041)
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Read third time
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Committee substitute printed 26109176D-S1
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1041)
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
committee substitute rejected
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read first time
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26107748D-H2
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1041)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1041)
Committee substitute printed 26105898D-H1
Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1041)
Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104920D
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Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N 0-A)
Betsy B. Carr