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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 386: Public schools; increase staffing ratios for specialized student support positions.

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 386 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 8, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Public schools; increase staffing ratios for specialized student support positions. Primary sponsor: Phil Hernandez (Democratic). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Appropriations.

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.

Public school staffing ratios; specialized student support positions. Increases the number of specialized student support positions required to be employed by each local school board from at least three to at least four such positions per 1,000 students in the local school division. Such specialized student support positions include school social workers, school psychologists, school nurses, licensed behavior analysts, licensed assistant behavior analysts, and other licensed health and behavioral positions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Phil HernandezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse94
Bonita AnthonyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse92
Elizabeth Bennett-ParkerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Katrina CallsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Nadarius ClarkCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Laura Jane CohenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Josh ColeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Michael FeggansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Kelly FowlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
J.R. HensonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Karen Keys-GamarraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Marty MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Adele McClureCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Sam RasoulCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Irene ShinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Marcus SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Shelly SimondsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Vivian WattsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Rod WillettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58

“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 Appropriations
  2. Continued to 2025 in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
  3. Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
  4. Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
  5. Impact statement from DPB (HB386)
  6. Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  7. Reported from Education (18-Y 3-N)
  8. Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
  9. Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
  10. Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
  11. Referred to Committee on Education
  12. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101312D

Sources

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