Virginia 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 830 — Students with disabilities; DBHDS, best practice standard related to transition of record.

Last action — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0270)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 22, 2022. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on March 22, 2023.

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Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 6 recorded votes so far — a real headwind.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

19 added · 21 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended bill now specifies that the best practice standards developed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services will include detailed information about which records related to special education, services, or accommodations must be transferred when students with disabilities reach the age of majority. It also states that these standards will provide instructional guidance on how and when to carry out this transfer before the student turns 18. This change clarifies the content and purpose of the standards, ensuring that stakeholders have explicit information to facilitate the transition process for affected students.

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SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY –– CHAPTER E An Act to direct the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, in coordination with the Department of Education and relevant stakeholders, to develop and disseminate best practice standards related to the transition of records and transfer of services for students with disabilities at the age of majority.
VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- 2023 SESSION CHAPTER 270 An Act to direct the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, in coordination with the Department of Education and relevant stakeholders, to develop and disseminate best practice standards related to the transition of records and transfer of services for students with disabilities at the age of majority.
O L [S 830] L Approved Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
[S 830] Approved March 22, 2023 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
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That the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Department), in coordination with the Department of Education and relevant stakeholders, shall develop and disseminate best practice standards related to the transition of records and transfer of services for students with services boards, behavioral health authorities, local education agencies, and other relevant stakeholders.
That the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Department), in coordination with the Department of Education and relevant stakeholders, shall develop and disseminate best practice standards related to the transition of records and transfer of services for students with disabilities at the age of majority.
Such best practice standards shall include information regarding which special education, service, or accommodation records to transfer at the age of majority for those students who are eligible for Further, such best practice standards shall include instructional guidance on how and when to transfernts.
Such best practice standards shall be disseminated to community Such best practice standards shall include information regarding which special education, service, orders.
records to relevant parties before a student reaches the age of majority.
accommodation records to transfer at the age of majority for those students who are eligible for services, including a student's individualized education program, referrals, evaluations, and assessments.
Further, such best practice standards shall include instructional guidance on how and when to transfer records to relevant parties before a student reaches the age of majority.
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Action History

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0270)

  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 270 (effective 7/1/23)

  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023

  4. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023

  5. Impact statement from DPB (SB830ER)

  6. Signed by Speaker

  7. Signed by President

  8. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB830ER)

  9. Enrolled

  10. VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N)

  11. Passed House (99-Y 0-N)

  12. Read third time

  13. Passed by for the day

  14. Read second time

  15. Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)

  16. Assigned Education sub: K-12

  17. Referred to Committee on Education

  18. Read first time

  19. Placed on Calendar

  20. Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

  21. Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

  22. Read second time and engrossed

  23. Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

  24. Reported from Rules (17-Y 0-N)

  25. Impact statement from DPB (SB830)

  26. Referred to Committee on Rules

  27. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101105D

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Who sponsors SB 830?
SB 830 is sponsored by Barbara A. Favola.
What is the current status of SB 830?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 22, 2022. Enacted.
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