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Department of Education; best practices for implementation in public schools of technology tools to assist with the identification of students at risk of engaging in self-harm or intending to inflict harm on others; report. Directs the Department of Education to convene a work group consisting of representatives set forth in the bill, as determined by the Department in consultation with and based on consideration of suggestions from statewide education organizations and appropriate technology industries, for the purpose of identifying and making recommendations to the chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education on best practices for the procurement, implementation, and use in public schools of technology tools designed to assist with the identification of students at risk of engaging in self-harm or intending to inflict harm on others. The bill directs the work group to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education by November 15, 2026.
Introduced
Nov 19, 2025
Last Action
Feb 26, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 2 co
Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB39)
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee on Education
Read first time
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
Education and Health Amendments agreed to
Read second time
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Rules suspended
Senate committee offered
Reported from Education and Health with amendments (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Senate subcommittee offered
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100747D
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
Barbara A. Favola
Stella G. Pekarsky