SB190 • 2026

Certified student support agencies; DOE to assess impact of developing program for students.

An Act to direct the Department of Education to assess the impact of developing a program to provide student support programs to students enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school through certified student support agencies; report.

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Enacted

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the cost estimates or staffing needs required for the development and implementation of such a program.

Department of Education Student Support Program Assessment

This act requires the Department of Education to study how a program using certified student support agencies could help students in public schools and report back with findings.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Department of Education to assess the impact of developing a program that provides student support programs through nonprofit organizations called 'certified student support agencies'.
The assessment must consider rules about privacy, background checks, and getting permission from parents before providing help to students.
It also looks into making sure these nonprofits follow all the rules and what might happen if they don't.
The Department has to write a report by November 1, 2026, telling everyone what they found out about this program.

Who It Names or Affects

Department of Education
Public elementary and secondary schools
Nonprofit organizations that want to help students

Terms To Know

Certified student support agency: A nonprofit organization certified by the Commonwealth to provide student support programs to students enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school.
Student support program: Services like tutoring, mentoring, and summer programs that aim to help at-risk students succeed in school.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much money will be spent on this assessment.
It is unclear what specific actions the Department of Education will take based on their findings.
There are no details about when or if a program using certified student support agencies will actually start.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SB190AC

2026-03-13 • Conference

Conference Report

Plain English: The amendment recommends rejecting a previous version of the bill and accepting a new version to assess the impact of student support programs through certified agencies.

Rejects the previously proposed changes in the House Amendment (26108810D).
Accepts a new substitute amendment (26110014D) that will guide how the Department of Education evaluates the impact of student support programs provided by certified agencies.

The exact details and content of Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (26110014D) are not provided, so specific changes within it cannot be explained.
It is unclear what aspects of the previous House Amendment were rejected or why.

SB190S2

2026-03-13 • Conference

Conference Report Substitute

Plain English: The amendment directs the Virginia Department of Education to assess the feasibility and impact of a program that uses certified student support agencies to provide services for at-risk students in public schools.

Adds requirements for memorandums of understanding between school boards and certified student support agencies, including documentation, policies on privacy and background checks, consent procedures, and secure disposal of personal information.
Includes considerations about the feasibility of a certification process for these agencies, compliance monitoring mechanisms, penalties for noncompliance, and cost estimates.

The amendment does not specify how the Department will implement or fund this assessment program.

Bill History

2026-04-13 Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 574 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-13 Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 574 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-13 Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0574)
2026-03-31 Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
2026-03-31 Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-31 House
Signed by Speaker
2026-03-31 Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
2026-03-31 Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-31 Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB190)
2026-03-30 Senate
Signed by President
2026-03-30 Senate
Enrolled
2026-03-30 Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB190ER)
2026-03-14 House
Conference report agreed to by House (66-Y 30-N 0-A)
2026-03-14 Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-13 Conference
Conference Report released
2026-03-12 Senate
Senate Conferees: Williams Graves, Favola, Peake
2026-03-12 Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate
2026-03-12 House
House insisted on substitute
2026-03-12 House
House requested conference committee
2026-03-12 Senate
Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-12 House
Conferees appointed by House
2026-03-12 House
House Conferees: Anthony, LeVere Bolling, O'Quinn
2026-03-11 Senate
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
2026-03-10 House
Read third time
2026-03-10 House
committee substitute agreed to
2026-03-10 House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
2026-03-10 House
Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A)
2026-03-09 House
Read third time
2026-03-09 House
Passed by temporarily
2026-03-09 House
Passed by for the day
2026-03-06 House
Read second time
2026-03-05 Education
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB190)
2026-03-04 Education
Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
2026-03-04 Education
Committee substitute printed 26108810D-H1
2026-03-03 K-12 Subcommittee
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)
2026-03-03 K-12 Subcommittee
House subcommittee offered
2026-03-03 K-12 Subcommittee
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB190)
2026-02-26 K-12 Subcommittee
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
2026-02-18 House
Placed on Calendar
2026-02-18 House
Read first time
2026-02-18 Education
Referred to Committee on Education
2026-02-13 Finance and Appropriations
Committee substitute printed 26107822D-S1
2026-02-13 Senate
Read second time
2026-02-13 Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-13 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-02-13 Finance and Appropriations
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
2026-02-13 Senate
Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-13 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-13 Senate
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-12 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-02-12 Senate
Passed by for the day
2026-02-12 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-12 Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-11 Finance and Appropriations
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2026-01-29 Education and Health
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2026-01-15 Public Education
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
2026-01-09 Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101635D
2026-01-09 Education and Health
Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Official Summary Text

Department of Education; assessment; certified student support agencies; report.
Requires the Department of Education (the Department) to assess the impact of developing a program to provide student support programs to students enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school through certified student support agencies, as defined in the bill. The bill requires the Department, in conducting such assessment, to consider (i) a framework by which a certified student support agency would enter into a memorandum of understanding with a school board for the purpose of providing student support programs, as defined in the bill, and suggested components of such memorandums of understanding, such as (a) documentation establishing the organization's nonprofit status, (b) a description of each student support program that such organization provides, (c) policies and procedures relating to privacy, background checks, mandated reporting, and the transmission, collection, use, and disposal of student personal information, and (d) consent forms and procedures to be used by such student support programs to obtain the necessary consent from the parent of any student under 18 years of age; (ii) the feasibility of establishing and administering a certification process for certified student support agencies; (iii) potential compliance monitoring and enforcement mechanisms and subsequent penalties for noncompliance to ensure that each certified student support agency complies with such program; (iv) policies and procedures for the secure disposal of a student's personal information upon such student's withdrawal from a student support program, upon the cessation of any such program, or upon such student's graduation or transfer from the school division; and (v) cost estimates, including staffing needs, for the development and implementation of such program. The bill requires the Department to submit a report on its findings to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health and the House Committees on Appropriations and Education no later than November 1, 2026. This bill is identical to HB 178.

Current Bill Text

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An Act to direct the Department of Education to assess the impact of developing a program to provide student support programs to students enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school through certified student support agencies; report.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1.
§ 1. As used in this act:
"Certified student support agency" means a nonprofit organization certified by the Commonwealth to provide student support programs to students enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school.
"Student support program" means a program administered for the purpose of providing direct services to at-risk students, including housing stabilization, case management, tutoring or instructional support, youth mentoring and development, or summer enrichment services.
§ 2. That the Department of Education (the Department) shall assess the impact of developing a program to provide student support programs to students enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school through certified student support agencies. In conducting such assessment, the Department shall consider (i) a framework by which a certified student support agency would enter into a memorandum of understanding with a school board for the purpose of providing student support programs and suggested components of such memorandums of understanding, such as (a) documentation establishing the organization's nonprofit status, (b) a description of each student support program that such organization provides, (c) policies and procedures relating to privacy, background checks, mandated reporting, and the transmission, collection, use, and disposal of student personal information, and (d) consent forms and procedures to be used by such student support programs to obtain the necessary consent from the parent of any student under 18 years of age; (ii) the feasibility of establishing and administering a certification process for certified student support agencies; (iii) potential compliance monitoring and enforcement mechanisms and subsequent penalties for noncompliance to ensure that each certified student support agency complies with such program; (iv) policies and procedures for the secure disposal of a student's personal information upon such student's withdrawal from a student support program, upon the cessation of any such program, or upon such student's graduation or transfer from the school division; and (v) cost estimates, including staffing needs, for the development and implementation of such program. The Department shall submit a report on its findings to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health and the House Committees on Appropriations and Education no later than November 1, 2026.