HB 215 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

9th/10th grade students; development of Title IX and sexual harassment prevention training modules.

Summary
Department of Education; development of Title IX and sexual harassment prevention training modules for high school students. Requires the Department of Education to develop culturally appropriate, age-appropriate, and trauma-informed Title IX and sexual harassment prevention training modules concerning Title IX rights and protections, consent, and sexual harassment prevention and reporting and to make such training modules available to each school board for the education of high school students. The bill also requires each school board to (i) ensure that all high school students complete such training modules within 31 days of the start of each school year, (ii) set aside instructional time during school hours for the completion of such training modules, (iii) allow all high school students to opt-out of participation in the completion of such training modules by request of the student's parents if such student is under the age of 18, or by request of the student if such student is 18 years of age or older, and (iv) inform all high school students of any counseling services related to sexual harassment that are available to them prior to such students completing such training modules. Finally, the bill requires (a) the Department to develop and make available to each school board such training modules by December 31, 2024; (b) the Department to revise such training modules to ensure continued compliance with applicable state and federal laws no later than December 31 of each year; and (c) each school board to adopt policies to implement such training modules by the beginning of the 2025–2026 school year.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 4, 2024 Signed Apr 17, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024

How they voted

2216
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 2024
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
2 Yea 16 Nay 1
84% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
54
Key actions
19
Committee
14
Amendments
3
Apr 17, 2024
Signed into law
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (56-Y 41-N)
lower
Apr 8, 2024
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by House
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB215ER)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 16-N)
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 45-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB215E
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee on Appropriations amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee om Education amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (14-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 4, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Vivian Watts
Vivian Watts
DDemocratic
VA
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