HB1437 • 2026

Teacher, other instructional personnel, etc., exits; data collection, disaggregation by race.

An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-290.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff position exits; data collection; disaggregation by race.

Education

Enacted

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

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Teacher, other instructional personnel, etc., exits; data collection, disaggregation by race.

Teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff position exits; data collection; disaggregation by race; reason for exit.

What This Bill Does

Teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff position exits; data collection; disaggregation by race; reason for exit.
Requires each school board to report to the Department of Education annually the number and type of teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff position exits in the school division, disaggregated by the race of the individual who exited the position.
The bill also provides that for each such exit occurring during the reporting year, the reason for the exit, including whether the exit was voluntary or involuntary, shall be collected and reported.
This bill is identical to SB 785.

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Bill History

2026-04-13 Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 849 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-13 Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0849)
2026-03-10 House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
2026-03-10 Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-02-25 House
Signed by Speaker
2026-02-25 Senate
Signed by President
2026-02-25 House
Enrolled
2026-02-25 House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1437ER)
2026-02-25 House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1437)
2026-02-23 Senate
Read third time
2026-02-23 Senate
Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A)
2026-02-20 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-02-20 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-02-20 Senate
Passed by for the day
2026-02-20 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-20 Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-19 Education and Health
Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 5-N)
2026-02-11 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-11 Education and Health
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2026-02-10 House
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
2026-02-09 House
Read second time
2026-02-09 House
committee substitute agreed to
2026-02-09 House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
2026-02-06 Education
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1437)
2026-02-06 House
Read first time
2026-02-04 Education
Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
2026-02-04 Education
Committee substitute printed 26106856D-H1
2026-02-03 K-12 Subcommittee
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
2026-02-03 House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1437)
2026-02-02 K-12 Subcommittee
House subcommittee offered
2026-01-30 K-12 Subcommittee
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
2026-01-22 House
Presented and ordered printed 26101630D
2026-01-22 Education
Referred to Committee on Education

Official Summary Text

Teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff position exits; data collection; disaggregation by race; reason for exit.
Requires each school board to report to the Department of Education annually the number and type of teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff position exits in the school division, disaggregated by the race of the individual who exited the position. The bill also provides that for each such exit occurring during the reporting year, the reason for the exit, including whether the exit was voluntary or involuntary, shall be collected and reported. This bill is identical to SB 785.

Current Bill Text

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An Act to amend and reenact §
22.1-290.2
of the Code of Virginia, relating to teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff position exits; data collection; disaggregation by race.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §
22.1-290.2
of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§
22.1-290.2
. Teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff exits and vacancies; data.
A. Each school board shall report to the Department
of Education
annually the number and type of teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff
position (i) exits, disaggregated by the race of the individual who exited the position, and (ii)
vacancies in the school division.
For each such exit occurring during the reporting year, the reason for the exit, including whether the exit was voluntary or involuntary, shall be collected and reported.
B. Each approved education preparation program shall report to the Department
of Education
annually the number of individuals who completed the program by endorsement area.
C. The Department
of Education
shall (i) establish deadlines for and the format of the reporting of the data pursuant to subsections A and B and (ii) aggregate and report such data annually on the Department's website.