Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 561 — Annual school safety audits; items to be reviewed.

Last action — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0429)

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on April 04, 2024.

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Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

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  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety; school safety audits; list of items required to be reviewed. Requires the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety to include specific technology systems in the list of items to be reviewed and evaluated in required annual school safety audits.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

107 added · 105 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to HB 561 expands the definition of a school crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plan by including more specific types of emergencies such as cardiac arrest and incidents of terrorism. It emphasizes the need for updated contact information for key emergency management agencies, ensuring a quick response in critical situations. These changes matter because they aim to enhance safety protocols in schools, preparing them better for a wider range of potential emergencies and ensuring that proper support can be accessed promptly when needed.

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SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY –– CHAPTER E An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-279.8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to annual school safety audits;
VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- 2024 SESSION CHAPTER 429 An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-279.8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to annual school safety audits;
R O [H 561] Approved L L Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
[H 561] Approved April 4, 2024 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
E § 22.1-279.8.
§ 22.1-279.8.
School safety audits and school crisis, emergency management, and medical D emeA.
School safety audits and school crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plans required.
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"School crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plan" means the essential procedures, operations, and assignments required to prevent, manage, and respond to a critical event or emergency, including natural disasters involving fire, flood, tornadoes, or other severe weather;
"School crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plan" means the essential procedures, operations, and assignments required to prevent, manage, and respond to a critical event or disruption of power, water, communications or shelter;
loss or disruption of power, water, communications or shelter;
medical emergencies, including cardiac arrest and other life-threatening medical emergencies;
medical emergencies,oss or including cardiac arrest and other life-threatening medical emergencies;
spills or exposures to hazardousH substances;
spills or exposures to hazardous substances;
the loss, disappearance or kid5apping of of terrorism;
the loss, disappearance or kidnapping of a student;
hostage situations;
violence on school property or at school activities;
incidents involving acts of terrorism;
"School safety audit" means a written assessment of the safety conditions in each public school to (i) issues, and (ii) identify and evaluate any patterns of student safety concerns occurring on schoolurity property or at school-sponsored events.
"School safety audit" means a written assessment of the safety conditions in each public school to (i) identify and, if necessary, develop solutions for physical safety concerns, including building security issues, and (ii) identify and evaluate any patterns of student safety concerns occurring on school property or at school-sponsored events.
(ii) a school inspection walk-through using a standardized checklist prevention through environmental design principles;
(ii) a school inspection walk-through using a standardized checklist provided by the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety, which shall incorporate crime prevention through environmental design principles;
Each local school board shall require all schools under its supervisory control to annually conduct school safety audits, as defined in this section, consistent with such list and in collaboration with the board shall create a detailed and accurate floor plan for each public school building in the local school division or shall certify that the existing floor plan for each such school is sufficiently detailed and accurate.
Each local school board shall require all schools under its supervisory control to annually conduct school safety audits, as defined in this section, consistent with such list and in collaboration with the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality or his designee.
As part of each such audit, the school board shall create a detailed and accurate floor plan for each public school building in the local school division or shall certify that the existing floor plan for each such school is sufficiently detailed and accurate.
Each school shall maintain a copy of vulnerability assessment components, within the office of the school principal and shall make a copy of such report available for review upon written request.
Each school shall maintain a copy of the school safety audit, which may exclude such security plans, walk-through checklists, and vulnerability assessment components, within the office of the school principal and shall make a copy of such report available for review upon written request.
of 2 Each school shall submit a copy of its school safety audit to the relevant school division superintendent.
Each school shall submit a copy of its school safety audit to the relevant school division superintendent.
The division superintendent shall collate and submit all such school safety audits, in the prescribed format and manner of submission, to the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety and shall make available to the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality the results of such audits for his review and recommendations.
The division superintendent shall collate and submit all such school safety audits, in the of 2 prescribed format and manner of submission, to the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety and shall make available to the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality the results of such audits for his review and recommendations.
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Action History

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0429)

  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 429 (effective 7/1/24)

  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024

  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024

  5. Signed by President

  6. Impact statement from DPB (HB561ER)

  7. Signed by Speaker

  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB561ER)

  9. Enrolled

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

  11. Read third time

  12. Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

  13. Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

  14. Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education

  15. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  16. Constitutional reading dispensed

  17. VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)

  18. Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

  19. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB561H1

  20. Committee substitute agreed to 24106804D-H1

  21. Read second time

  22. Read first time

  23. Impact statement from DPB (HB561H1)

  24. Committee substitute printed 24106804D-H1

  25. Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

  26. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

  27. House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

  28. Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee

  29. Referred to Committee on Education

  30. Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (22-Y 0-N)

  31. Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Education

  32. Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

  33. Assigned CT & I sub: Technology and Innovation

  34. Impact statement from DPB (HB561)

  35. Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation

  36. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104960D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (139)

139 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39001
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Carroll Foy, Jennifer D. — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
McGuire, John J., III — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Russet Perry — Not Voting
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Carroll Foy, Jennifer D. — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
McGuire, John J., III — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea

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VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 98001
Total 98001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Yea
Arnold, Jonathan, E. P. — Yea
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Batten, Amanda E. — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
Bulova, David L. — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Yea
Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K. — Yea
Cordoza, A.C. — Yea
Coyner, Carrie E. — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Yea
Earley, Mark L., Jr. — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
Ennis, N. Baxter — Yea
Eric Phillips — Yea
Eric R. Zehr — Yea
Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr. — Yea
Freitas, Nicholas J. — Yea
Gilbert, C. Todd — Yea
Green, W. Chad — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Higgins, Geary — Yea
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kent, Hillary Pugh — Yea
Knight, Barry D. — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
LeVere Bolling, Destiny — Yea
Lovejoy, Ian T. — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Maldonado, Michelle Lopes — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Not Voting
Marty Martinez — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Jones — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Milde, Paul V. — Yea
Mundon King, Candi — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Yea
Obenshain, Chris — Yea
Orrock, Robert D., Sr. — Yea
Owen, David — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Sickles, Mark D. — Yea
Taylor, Kim A. — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Timothy P. Griffin — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea
Will Davis — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Yea

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Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Yea
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Batten, Amanda E. — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K. — Yea
Coyner, Carrie E. — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Ennis, N. Baxter — Yea
Eric R. Zehr — Yea
Freitas, Nicholas J. — Yea
Green, W. Chad — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
LeVere Bolling, Destiny — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Yea
Rae Cousins — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea

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Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (22-Y 0-N)

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Cordoza, A.C. — Yea
Earley, Mark L., Jr. — Yea
Freitas, Nicholas J. — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Irene Shin — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Yea
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Lovejoy, Ian T. — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Maldonado, Michelle Lopes — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
Michael J. Jones — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Taylor, Kim A. — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Timothy P. Griffin — Yea

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Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Not Voting
Earley, Mark L., Jr. — Yea
Freitas, Nicholas J. — Yea
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Yea
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Lovejoy, Ian T. — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
Michael J. Jones — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea

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Subjects

public-safety education technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 561 do?
Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety; school safety audits; list of items required to be reviewed. Requires the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety to include specific technology systems in the list of items to be reviewed and evaluated in required annual school safety audits.
Who sponsors HB 561?
HB 561 is sponsored by Alex Q. Askew, Bonita G. Anthony, Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker, Nadarius E. Clark, Rozia A. Henson, Jr., Marty Martinez, Sam Rasoul, Jeion A. Ward, and Rodney T. Willett.
What is the current status of HB 561?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2024. Enacted.
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