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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1168: Division superintendents; performance evaluations.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1168 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Division superintendents; performance evaluations. Primary sponsor: Nicole Cole (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Left in Education.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Division superintendents; evaluations. Requires each division superintendent performance evaluation to include a self-evaluation component in which the division superintendent describes the specific ways in which he supports student achievement and his goals and plans for improving student achievement. The bill requires each local school board to submit each annual division superintendent performance evaluation to the Department of Education no later than September 30 of the school year following such evaluation for a review of the consistency of the evaluation with the performance objectives set forth in Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Teachers, Administrators, and Superintendents.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nicole ColePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse66

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Education
  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N)
  3. Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
  4. Referred to Committee on Education
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103932D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source