HB 849

Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 6, 2026.

Public school employees; suspension, notice and opportunity for a hearing.

Bill ID VA-2026-HB-849
Session 2026
Status enacted
Committee Education; Education and Health
House of Delegates enacted 2026-04-06
Education Labor / Employment
Summary

Public school employees; suspension; notice and opportunity for a hearing. Provides that no school board employee shall be suspended without notice and, if applicable, an opportunity to be heard and amends current law to require any individual who has been so suspended, regardless of the length of the suspension, to continue to receive his then applicable salary unless and until the school board, after a hearing, determines otherwise. Under current law, such requirement only applies to any individual who has been suspended for a period in excess of five days.

Sponsor
Cousins
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-06 Status enacted
2026-04-06 Latest Action Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0233)
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