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VA HB 534

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Students who receive home instruction; teacher evaluation letter of student academic progress.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did VA HB 534 pass?

The current status of VA HB 534 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Education

What is VA HB 534 about?

Students who receive home instruction; evaluation letter of student academic progress; qualifications to submit. Permits an evaluation letter submitted as evidence of the academic progress of a student who receives home instruction to be submitted by a licensed teacher or a person with a bachelor's degree or higher in an academic discipline. Current law requires such an evaluation letter to be submitted by a licensed teacher or a person with a master's degree or higher in an academic discipline.

Who sponsors VA HB 534?

Karen Hamilton is the primary sponsor of VA HB 534, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Students who receive home instruction; evaluation letter of student academic progress; qualifications to submit. Permits an evaluation letter submitted as evidence of the academic progress of a student who receives home instruction to be submitted by a licensed teacher or a person with a bachelor's degree or higher in an academic discipline. Current law requires such an evaluation letter to be submitted by a licensed teacher or a person with a master's degree or higher in an academic discipline.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Education
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Karen Hamiltonprimary
  • Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.cosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-18

    Left in Education

  2. 2026-02-10

    Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N)

  3. 2026-02-05

    Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-15

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB534)

  5. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Education

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103303D

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends laying on the table

    2026-02-10 · pass · 7-3

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Shelly A. Simonds: yes
    • Alex Q. Askew: yes
    • Rae Cousins: yes
    • Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
    • Jessica L. Anderson: yes
    • Lindsey Dougherty: not voting
    • Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
    • Mike A. Cherry: no
    • Anne Ferrell Tata: no
    • Hillary Pugh Kent: no
    • Sam Rasoul: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB534

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