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HB1095 • 2026

High school students; completion of certain applications for student financial aid required.

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-206.4, relating to school boards; high school students; establishment of goals for completion of certain applications for student financial aid required.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Singh
Last action
2026-04-13
Official status
Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

High school students; completion of certain applications for student financial aid required.

School boards; high school students; establishment of certain goals for completion of certain applications for student financial aid required; provision of data and guidance relating to student financial aid applications.

What This Bill Does

  • School boards; high school students; establishment of certain goals for completion of certain applications for student financial aid required; provision of data and guidance relating to student financial aid applications.
  • Requires each school board to (i) annually provide to each high school student and the parent of each high school student guidance and other informational materials on student financial aid applications, as defined by the bill, for the purpose of promoting awareness of federal and state financial aid programs, resources, eligibility criteria, application deadlines, and other processes and requirements; (ii) utilize federally available data to establish a five-year goal for encouraging and increasing the completion of student financial aid applications by high school students during the students' final school year before graduation; and (iii) annually post in a publicly accessible location on its website federally available data relating to student financial aid applications and submit to the Department of Education a report on the progress toward achieving the five-year goal established pursuant to clause (ii).
  • The bill clarifies that nothing in the bill shall be construed to require any school board to establish a goal of universal completion of a student financial aid application prior to graduation by each high school student in the school division.
  • The bill also prohibits any school board or employee thereof from disclosing any personally identifiable information relating to the requirements set forth in the bill to any individual or entity outside of the school division.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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HB1095AHC1

2026-02-03

Education Amendment

Plain English: OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION 2/03/2026 HB 1095 SUBCOMMITTEE 1.

  • OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION 2/03/2026 HB 1095 SUBCOMMITTEE 1.
  • After line 32, introduced insert E.
  • No school board or employee thereof shall disclose any personally identifiable information or aggregate data related to the requirements set forth in this section to any local, state, or federal entity.
  • 2.
HB1095AH1

2026-02-04 • Committee

Education Amendment

Plain English: 2/04/2026 HB 1095 EDUCATION 1.

  • 2/04/2026 HB 1095 EDUCATION 1.
  • After line 32, introduced insert E.
  • No school board or employee thereof shall disclose any personally identifiable information or aggregate data related to the requirements set forth in this section to any local, state, or federal entity.
  • 2.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-13 Governor

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 934 (effective 7/1/2026)

  2. 2026-04-13 Governor

    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0934)

  3. 2026-03-31 House

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  4. 2026-03-31 Governor

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  5. 2026-03-31 House

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  6. 2026-03-31 Governor

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  7. 2026-03-31 House

    Signed by Speaker

  8. 2026-03-31 House

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  9. 2026-03-31 Governor

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  10. 2026-03-31 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1095)

  11. 2026-03-30 Senate

    Signed by President

  12. 2026-03-30 House

    Enrolled

  13. 2026-03-30 House

    Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1095ER)

  14. 2026-03-11 House

    Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)

  15. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Floor Offered

  16. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Read third time

  17. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Read third time

  18. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Reading of substitute waived

  19. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute

  20. 2026-03-10 Education and Health

    Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)

  21. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)

  22. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Senator Favola Substitute agreed to

  23. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

  24. 2026-03-10 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1095)

  25. 2026-03-09 Senate

    Read third time

  26. 2026-03-09 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  27. 2026-03-09 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  28. 2026-03-06 Senate

    Rules suspended

  29. 2026-03-06 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  30. 2026-03-06 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  31. 2026-03-06 Senate

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  32. 2026-03-05 Education and Health

    Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A)

  33. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Senate committee offered

  34. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Senate committee offered

  35. 2026-03-05 Education and Health

    Committee substitute printed 26109258D-S1

  36. 2026-03-05 Education and Health

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1095)

  37. 2026-02-23 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1095)

  38. 2026-02-19 Public Education

    Assigned Education sub: Public Education

  39. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  40. 2026-02-12 Education and Health

    Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  41. 2026-02-11 House

    Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 1-A)

  42. 2026-02-10 House

    Floor substitute printed 26107663D-H1 (Singh)

  43. 2026-02-10 House

    Floor Offered

  44. 2026-02-10 House

    Read second time

  45. 2026-02-10 House

    committee amendment rejected

  46. 2026-02-10 House

    Delegate Singh Floor substitute agreed to

  47. 2026-02-10 House

    Engrossed by House - floor substitute

  48. 2026-02-09 House

    Passed by for the day

  49. 2026-02-06 House

    Read first time

  50. 2026-02-04 Education

    Reported from Education with amendment(s) (13-Y 8-N)

  51. 2026-02-03 K-12 Subcommittee

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N)

  52. 2026-02-03 K-12 Subcommittee

    House subcommittee offered

  53. 2026-01-30 K-12 Subcommittee

    Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee

  54. 2026-01-30 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1095)

  55. 2026-01-14 House

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101596D

  56. 2026-01-14 Education

    Referred to Committee on Education

Official Summary Text

School boards; high school students; establishment of certain goals for completion of certain applications for student financial aid required; provision of data and guidance relating to student financial aid applications.
Requires each school board to (i) annually provide to each high school student and the parent of each high school student guidance and other informational materials on student financial aid applications, as defined by the bill, for the purpose of promoting awareness of federal and state financial aid programs, resources, eligibility criteria, application deadlines, and other processes and requirements; (ii) utilize federally available data to establish a five-year goal for encouraging and increasing the completion of student financial aid applications by high school students during the students' final school year before graduation; and (iii) annually post in a publicly accessible location on its website federally available data relating to student financial aid applications and submit to the Department of Education a report on the progress toward achieving the five-year goal established pursuant to clause (ii). The bill clarifies that nothing in the bill shall be construed to require any school board to establish a goal of universal completion of a student financial aid application prior to graduation by each high school student in the school division. The bill also prohibits any school board or employee thereof from disclosing any personally identifiable information relating to the requirements set forth in the bill to any individual or entity outside of the school division. Finally, the bill directs the Department of Education, in collaboration with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, to provide to each school board (a) by the beginning of each school year, the website containing federally available data on the rates of completion of student financial aid applications; (b) guidance or other informational materials on student financial aid applications; and (c) guidance and other informational resources designed to support school boards in making progress toward the five-year goals established pursuant to the bill. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2031.

Current Bill Text

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An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered
22.1-206.4
, relating to school boards; high school students; establishment of goals for completion of certain applications for student financial aid required.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered
22.1-206.4
as follows:
§
22.1-206.4
. High school students; completion of certain applications for student financial aid required; opt-out; exemption.
A. As used in this section:
"High school student" means any public high school student in the Commonwealth.
"Student financial aid application" means the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Education.
B. Each school board shall annually provide to each high school student and the parents of each high school student in the applicable school division guidance and other informational materials on student financial aid applications for the purpose of promoting awareness of federal and state financial aid programs, resources, eligibility criteria, application deadlines, and other processes and requirements.
C. Each school board shall utilize federally available data to establish a five-year goal for encouraging and increasing the completion of student financial aid applications by high school students during the students' final school year before graduation for the applicable school division as a whole and for each high school in the school division.
D. Each school board shall annually post federally available data relating to student financial aid applications in a publicly accessible location on its website and submit to the Department a report on the progress toward achieving, for the applicable school division as a whole and for each high school in the school division, the five-year goal for encouraging and increasing the completion of student financial aid applications by high school students during the students' final school year before graduation established pursuant to subsection C.
E. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any school board to establish a goal of universal completion of a student financial aid application prior to graduation by each high school student in the school division.
F. No school board or employee thereof shall disclose any personally identifiable information

related to the requirements set forth in this section to any individual or entity outside of the local school division, including to any local, state, or federal entity or any constitutional officer, as that term is defined in §
15.2-1605.2
.
2. That the Department of Education, in collaboration with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, shall provide to each school board (i) by the beginning of each school year, the website containing federally available data on the rates of completion of student financial aid applications, as that term is defined by §
22.1-206.4
of the Code of Virginia, as created by this act, by high school students and any other data necessary to assist in implementing and carrying out the provisions of §
22.1-206.4
of the Code of Virginia, as created by this act; (ii) guidance or other informational materials on student financial aid applications, including alternatives to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid such as the Virginia Alternative Student Aid application, for the purpose of promoting awareness of federal and state financial aid programs, resources, eligibility criteria, application deadlines, and other processes and requirements; and (iii) guidance and other informational resources designed to support school boards in making progress toward the five-year goals established pursuant to §
22.1-206.4
of the Code of Virginia, as created by this act.
3. That the provisions of this act shall expire on July 1, 2031.