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VA HB1113

VA HB1113
Culturally responsive & language-appropriate mental health support & services; guidance & policies.

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Introduced
01/14/2026
In Committee
02/26/2026
Crossed Over
02/12/2026
Passed
04/13/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/13/2026

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Regular Session

Bill Summary

Department of Education; culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services; guidance and policies. Requires, no later than October 1, 2027, the Department of Education to develop, adopt, and provide to each local school board guidance on the adoption of policies governing the provision of culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services for students in the local school division and permits any school board to develop and adopt policies in the local school division that are consistent with the guidelines adopted and provided by the Department of Education.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Department of Education to create and distribute guidance to all local school boards by October 1, 2027, on how to establish policies for providing mental health support and services that are "culturally responsive" (meaning they acknowledge and respect students' diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and experiences) and "language-appropriate" (meaning services are offered in a language that students and their families can understand). Local school boards are then permitted to adopt their own policies that align with this state-provided guidance, ensuring that students receive mental health care that is sensitive to their cultural and linguistic needs.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (38)

May Nivar (D)*,  Kimberly Adams (D),  Bonita Anthony (D),  Kacey Carnegie (D),  Betsy Carr (D),  Nadarius Clark (D),  Laura Jane Cohen (D),  Joshua Cole (D),  Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D),  Rae Cousins (D),  Lindsey Dougherty (D),  Mark Downey (D),  Michael Feggans (D),  Margaret Franklin (D),  Jackie Glass (D),  Elizabeth Guzmán (D),  J.R. Henson (D),  Phil Hernandez (D),  Karen Keys-Gamarra (D),  Paul Krizek (D),  Amy Laufer (D),  Destiny LeVere Bolling (D),  Michelle Lopes-Maldonado (D),  Alfonso Lopez (D),  Fernando Martinez (D),  Adele McClure (D),  Leslie Chambers Mehta (D),  Marcia Price (D),  Sam Rasoul (D),  Atoosa Reaser (D),  Saddam Salim (D),  Charlie Schmidt (D),  Irene Shin (D),  J.J. Singh (D),  Kannan Srinivasan (D),  Virgil Thornton (D),  Kathy Tran (D),  Jeion Ward (D), 

Last Action

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0936) (on 04/13/2026)

Taxonomy

Education
  • ‐ Education of Underprivileged or Underrepresented Groups
  • ‐ Elementary and Secondary Education
Health
  • ‐ Mental Illness, Mental Retardation, and Deinstitutionalization

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Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1113 01/14/2026
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1113/text/CHAP0936 04/28/2026
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1113/text/HB1113ER 03/09/2026
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1113) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199452.PDF 03/09/2026
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1113) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104014.PDF 01/30/2026
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1113/text/HB1113 01/14/2026
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