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State Government / Virginia / Legislation / HB 359

HB 359Session 2027HousePassed a vote

Private elementary or secondary school; use of public funds for tuition, standards.

Source-provided summary

Use of public funds for private elementary or secondary school tuition; standards. Establishes several requirements and conditions relating to the use of certain public funds enumerated in the bill to fund student tuition at private elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth, including (i) requiring all students enrolled at schools who receive such funds to take Standards of Learning assessments; (ii) requiring all such schools to receive accountability ratings from the Board of Education; and (iii) prohibiting such schools from discriminating in admissions, enrollment, discipline, retention, or access to educational programs and services on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, special education status, language proficiency, or socioeconomic status.

Latest development · Jul 21, 2026

Continued from last session

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Session
2027
Introduced
Jan 12, 2026
Latest passage
Date unavailable
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

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EducationFamily & Social Services

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorDan I. Helmer

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  1. Jul 21, 2026

    Continued from last session

    House
  2. Feb 11, 2026

    Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)

    House
  3. Feb 11, 2026

    Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)

    House
  4. Feb 9, 2026

    Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  5. Feb 9, 2026

    Committee substitute printed 26107420D-H1

    SubstitutionHouse
  6. Feb 9, 2026

    Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (13-Y 7-N)

    Committee PassageReferral CommitteeHouse
  7. Feb 6, 2026

    House committee offered

    House
  8. Feb 3, 2026

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB359)

    House
  9. Jan 12, 2026

    Referred to Committee on Education

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  10. Jan 12, 2026

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105152D

    FilingIntroductionHouse

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Source data last updated Jul 21, 2026.