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HB832 • 2026

Academic year Governor's School; maximizing school meal offerings.

An Act to direct the Virginia Department of Education Office of School and Community Nutrition Programs to provide technical assistance to the regional governing board of each academic year Governor's School, relating to maximizing school meal offerings.

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

Sponsor
Pope Adams
Last action
2026-04-06
Official status
Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact form of technical assistance is not detailed in the provided official source material.

Governor's Schools Meal Assistance

This act requires the Virginia Department of Education Office of School and Community Nutrition Programs to provide technical assistance to regional boards of each academic year Governor's School, focusing on maximizing school meal offerings.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Virginia Department of Education Office of School and Community Nutrition Programs to give help to regional governing boards of each academic year Governor's School.
  • The help includes identifying costs, funding sources, and infrastructure requirements for school meal programs.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Virginia Department of Education Office of School and Community Nutrition Programs
  • Regional governing boards of each academic year Governor's School

Terms To Know

Technical assistance
Help given to solve problems or improve services.
Governor's School
A special school for gifted and talented students in Virginia.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact form of technical assistance.
  • It is unclear how much funding will be provided or what infrastructure changes might be needed.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-06 Governor

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 227 (effective 7/1/2026)

  2. 2026-04-06 Governor

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 227 (effective 7/1/2026)

  3. 2026-04-06 Governor

    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0227)

  4. 2026-03-10 House

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

  5. 2026-03-10 Governor

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

  6. 2026-03-06 House

    Signed by Speaker

  7. 2026-03-06 Senate

    Signed by President

  8. 2026-03-06 House

    Enrolled

  9. 2026-03-06 House

    Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB832ER)

  10. 2026-03-06 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB832)

  11. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Read third time

  12. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  13. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  15. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)

  16. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  17. 2026-02-26 Education and Health

    Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

  18. 2026-02-19 Public Education

    Assigned Education sub: Public Education

  19. 2026-02-16 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  20. 2026-02-16 Education and Health

    Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  21. 2026-02-13 House

    Read third time and passed House (74-Y 22-N 0-A)

  22. 2026-02-12 House

    Read second time

  23. 2026-02-12 House

    committee substitute agreed to

  24. 2026-02-12 House

    Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  25. 2026-02-11 House

    Read first time

  26. 2026-02-09 Education

    Reported from Education with substitute (17-Y 4-N)

  27. 2026-02-09 Education

    Committee substitute printed 26107077D-H1

  28. 2026-02-09 Education

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB832)

  29. 2026-02-03 K-12 Subcommittee

    Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote)

  30. 2026-02-03 K-12 Subcommittee

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)

  31. 2026-02-03 K-12 Subcommittee

    House subcommittee offered

  32. 2026-01-30 K-12 Subcommittee

    Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee

  33. 2026-01-30 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB832)

  34. 2026-01-13 House

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102680D

  35. 2026-01-13 Education

    Referred to Committee on Education

Official Summary Text

Academic year Governor's Schools; school meals.
Requires the Virginia Department of Education Office of School and Community Nutrition Programs to provide technical assistance to the regional governing board of each academic year Governor's School to assist such schools in identifying costs, funding sources, and infrastructure requirements to maximize school meal offerings to all students enrolled in such schools.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
An Act to direct the Virginia Department of Education Office of School and Community Nutrition Programs to provide technical assistance to the regional governing board of each academic year Governor's School, relating to maximizing school meal offerings.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1.
§ 1. The Virginia Department of Education Office of School and Community Nutrition Programs shall provide technical assistance to the regional governing board of each academic year Governor's School to assist such schools in identifying costs, funding sources, and infrastructure requirements to maximize school meal offerings to all students enrolled in such schools.