VA HB 85
Status unknownVa.-specific postsecondary transition counselor certificate program; development and establishment.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did VA HB 85 pass?
The current status of VA HB 85 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-01-28): Continued to next session in Education (Voice Vote)
What is VA HB 85 about?
State Council of Higher Education; Virginia-specific postsecondary transition counselor certificate program; development and establishment. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to collaborate with the Council for Exceptional Children and its Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) and each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth that has an education preparation program to develop and establish a Virginia-specific postsecondary transition counselor certificate program that is equivalent in rigor and quality to the National Certification in Transition Services offered by DCDT in order to facilitate the establishment of postsecondary transition counselor certificate programs at such institutions that would qualify for program approval by DCDT.
Who sponsors VA HB 85?
Amy J. Laufer is the primary sponsor of VA HB 85.
Description
State Council of Higher Education; Virginia-specific postsecondary transition counselor certificate program; development and establishment. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to collaborate with the Council for Exceptional Children and its Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) and each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth that has an education preparation program to develop and establish a Virginia-specific postsecondary transition counselor certificate program that is equivalent in rigor and quality to the National Certification in Transition Services offered by DCDT in order to facilitate the establishment of postsecondary transition counselor certificate programs at such institutions that would qualify for program approval by DCDT.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-01
- Latest action
- 2026-01-28 — Continued to next session in Education (Voice Vote)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Amy J. Lauferprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-28
Continued to next session in Education (Voice Vote)
2026-01-27
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
2026-01-26
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB85)
2026-01-23
Assigned HED sub: Higher Education
referral-committee
2026-01-01
Referred to Committee on Education
referral-committee
2026-01-01
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102089D
filing,introduction
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Votes
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Related bills
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