2025 Legislative Update
The 2025 General Assembly considered multiple bills addressing issues affecting Pre-K-12 education. This legislative update covers bills affecting public education that have been signed into law.
To further assist you with understanding these laws, VDOE has prepared summaries that explain how they affect school divisions, students, and parents.
- SB1293
- Autism spectrum disorder; school board employees professional development and continuing education.
- SB1486
- HB1626/SB822
- Public elementary & secondary school teachers; training activities, requirements & limitations.
- HB1663/SB1104
- Guidelines, policies, and procedures on the prevention and management of heat illness in student-athletes.
- HB1695/SB817
- Public elementary & secondary schools; cardiac emergency response or emergency action plans.
- HB1700
- School boards; bleeding control programs; bleeding control kits; immunity from civil liability.
- HB1892
- Children with disabilities; annual individualized education program planning process; dual enrollment courses; certain parental notification required.
- HB1945/SB1037
- School boards; school-based telehealth and mental health teletherapy services, accessibility.
- HB2013
- School admission documents, certain; street address or route number requirement.
- HB2051
- Division superintendents, etc.; annual meetings on school grounds with local law enforcement.
- HB2063
- School employees; reports of certain arrests and convictions.
- HB2213
- School boards; driver education behind-the-wheel training to be offered during school hours, before or after school hours, or on weekends.
- HB2606
- HB2618/SB1413
- Public school buildings; indoor air quality, inspection and evaluation.
- HB2686
Certain advanced or accelerated mathematics opportunities; policies and criteria for enrollment.