Virginia · Senate Bill 968 · 2025 Regular Session

School boards; support services personnel, annual collection of certain staffing data required.

SB 968 Sponsored by Jennifer D. Carroll Foy Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 6, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 6, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Jan 28, 2025
  4. Passed the House of Delegates Feb 10, 2025
  5. To the governor Feb 18, 2025
  6. Became law Mar 24, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Board of Education; support services personnel; annual collection of certain staffing data required; report. Requires (i) each school board to, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, annually collect and submit to the Department of Education a report on data on the average salaries of support services personnel, as that term is defined in the bill, employed by the school board and (ii) the Department to…

Read the full title (129 words)

Board of Education; support services personnel; annual collection of certain staffing data required; report. Requires (i) each school board to, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, annually collect and submit to the Department of Education a report on data on the average salaries of support services personnel, as that term is defined in the bill, employed by the school board and (ii) the Department to, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, annually compile, include in the Annual School Report, and publicly post such data on the Department's website. The bill requires each school board and the Department to disaggregate the data by career categories of support services personnel and specialized student support personnel as set forth in applicable law. This bill is identical to HB 1983.

Every action

28 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 20 earlier steps
  1. SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104372D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Education and Health · Senate Education and Health
  3. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB968)
  4. SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
  5. CommitteeReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · Senate Education and Health15–0 vote
  6. SenateRules suspended
  7. SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)37–0 vote
  8. SenatePassed by for the day
  9. SenateRead second time
  10. SenateEngrossed by Senate
  11. SenateRead third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)39–0 vote
  12. House of DelegatesPlaced on Calendar
  13. House of DelegatesRead first time
  14. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Education · House of Delegates Education
  15. CommitteePlaced on Education Agenda · House of Delegates Education
  16. CommitteeReported from Education (18-Y 2-N) · House of Delegates Education18–2 vote
  17. House of DelegatesRead second time
  18. House of DelegatesRead third time
  19. House of DelegatesPassed House (89-Y 6-N)89–6 vote
  20. SenateEnrolled
  1. SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB968ER)
  2. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB968)
  3. House of DelegatesSigned by Speaker
  4. SenateSigned by President
  5. SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025
  6. GovernorGovernor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor-Chapter 578 (Effective 07/01/25)
  8. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0578)

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) · Full Senate

37–0
Jan 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 3
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 18 yes, 0 no Republicans: 17 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 3

Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) · Full Senate

Passed 39–0
Jan 28, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 39 No 0 Not voting 1
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 18 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 39

Not voting · 1

Passed House (89-Y 6-N) · Full House of Delegates

Passed 89–6
Feb 10, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 89 No 6 Not voting 5
Party not listed: 21 yes, 0 no Democrats: 44 yes, 0 no Republicans: 24 yes, 6 no
How each member voted

Yes · 89

No · 6

Not voting · 5

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 23, 2025 Senate Education and Health Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 15

 Passed 15–0
Feb 5, 2025 House of Delegates Education Reported from Education (18-Y 2-N)
Members

Yes · 18

No · 2

Not voting · 2

 Passed 18–2

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Virginia's official records (lis.blob.core.windows.net), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.