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| Bill | 9th/10th grade students; development of Title IX and sexual harassment prevention training modules. | 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. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2024 | HB 215 | Virginia HB 215 (2024) |
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Virginia HB 215 (2024) — 9th/10th grade students; development of Title IX and sexual harassment prevention training modules.
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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0805 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 24108159D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
- HB215ER (committee substitute) — source
- HB215ER2 (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101815D (committee substitute) — source
- Printed as engrossed 24101815D-E (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 45-N) — 54–45 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 16-N) — 22–16 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 2-N 1-A) — 12–2 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (14-Y 8-N) — 14–8 (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N) — 53–45 (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N) — 6–2 (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 41-N) — 55–41 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N) — 7–1 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N) — 13–9 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Vivian E. Watts — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2024-01-04 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101815D
filing, introduction - 2024-01-04 Referred to Committee on Education
referral-committee - 2024-01-19 Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
referral-committee - 2024-01-23 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N)
- 2024-01-26 Impact statement from DPB (HB215)
- 2024-01-29 Reported from Education with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N)
committee-passage - 2024-01-29 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
referral-committee - 2024-01-30 Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
referral-committee - 2024-02-05 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 2024-02-05 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
- 2024-02-07 Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (14-Y 8-N)
committee-passage - 2024-02-09 Read first time
reading-1 - 2024-02-12 Read second time
reading-2 - 2024-02-12 Committee om Education amendments agreed to
amendment-passage - 2024-02-12 Committee on Appropriations amendment agreed to
amendment-passage - 2024-02-12 Engrossed by House as amended HB215E
- 2024-02-12 Printed as engrossed 24101815D-E
- 2024-02-13 Read third time and passed House (54-Y 45-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2024-02-13 VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N)
passage - 2024-02-14 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2024-02-14 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee - 2024-02-19 Impact statement from DPB (HB215E)
- 2024-02-21 Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
referral-committee - 2024-02-22 Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 2024-02-29 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2024-02-29 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2024-02-29 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
committee-passage - 2024-02-29 Committee substitute printed 24108159D-S1
substitution - 2024-03-01 Impact statement from DPB (HB215S1)
- 2024-03-01 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 2024-03-04 Read third time
reading-3 - 2024-03-04 Reading of substitute waived
- 2024-03-04 Committee substitute agreed to 24108159D-S1
substitution - 2024-03-04 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB215S1
substitution - 2024-03-04 Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 16-N)
passage - 2024-03-05 Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108159D-S1 (55-Y 45-N)
substitution - 2024-03-05 VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 45-N)
- 2024-03-25 Enrolled
enrolled - 2024-03-25 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB215ER)
passage - 2024-03-25 Signed by President
passage - 2024-03-26 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2024-03-27 Impact statement from DPB (HB215ER)
- 2024-03-27 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2024-03-27 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
executive-receipt - 2024-04-08 Governor's recommendation received by House
executive-veto-line-item - 2024-04-17 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (56-Y 41-N)
- 2024-04-17 VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 41-N)
- 2024-04-17 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 2024-04-17 Governor's recommendation adopted
executive-signature - 2024-04-17 Reenrolled
enrolled - 2024-04-17 Reenrolled bill text (HB215ER2)
enrolled - 2024-04-17 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
enrolled, passage - 2024-04-17 Signed by President as reenrolled
enrolled, passage - 2024-04-17 Enacted, Chapter 805 (effective 7/1/24)
became-law - 2024-04-17 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0805)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ea7d6815-72d5-4f20-b7a9-da70da680f81. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).