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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 518: Public high schools; college and career specialist required.

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

SB 518 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Public high schools; college and career specialist required. Primary sponsor: Angelia Graves (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 19, 2024): Left in Education and Health.

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Official summary

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

Public high schools; personnel; college and career specialist required. Requires each school board to employ at least one college and career specialist, as defined in the bill, in each public high school in the local school division. The bill provides that each such individual shall be employed in addition to and not as a replacement for the required school counselor positions, specialized student support positions, or support services positions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Angelia GravesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Nadarius ClarkCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Kelly FowlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
J.R. HensonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Sam RasoulCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Shelly SimondsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70

“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 and Health
  2. Continued to 2025 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
  3. Impact statement from DPB (SB518)
  4. Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
  5. Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101836D

Sources

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