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Bill Students who need or use augmentative and alternative communication; documentation of needs. Students who need or use augmentative and alternative communication; documentation of needs on individualized education program; staff training. Requires each school division to document on the individualized education program of a student with a disability who needs or uses augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) such student's AAC and communication access and support needs prior to the provision of instruction or support to such student, including any extended school year period. The bill defines AAC as any method or tool other than oral speech that an individual uses to communicate, including gestures, facial expressions, writing, and speech-generating devices. The bill also requires each school division to provide to each employee or contractor who provides instruction or direct support to a student with a disability who needs or uses an AAC individualized training as an assistive technology to support the student's use of AAC and to ensure that access to curricula and instruction is designed or adapted as necessary to accommodate the student's unique communication access needs. The bill also establishes a timeline for such training based on certain circumstances. This bill is identical to SB 1034. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2025 HB 2219 Virginia HB 2219 (2025)
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Virginia HB 2219 (2025) — Students who need or use augmentative and alternative communication; documentation of needs.

Students who need or use augmentative and alternative communication; documentation of needs on individualized education program; staff training. Requires each school division to document on the individualized education program of a student with a disability who needs or uses augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) such student's AAC and communication access and support needs prior to the provision of instruction or support to such student, including any extended school year period. The bill defines AAC as any method or tool other than oral speech that an individual uses to communicate, including gestures, facial expressions, writing, and speech-generating devices. The bill also requires each school division to provide to each employee or contractor who provides instruction or direct support to a student with a disability who needs or uses an AAC individualized training as an assistive technology to support the student's use of AAC and to ensure that access to curricula and instruction is designed or adapted as necessary to accommodate the student's unique communication access needs. The bill also establishes a timeline for such training based on certain circumstances. This bill is identical to SB 1034.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Education Amendments (committee substitute) — source
  4. Education and Health Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  5. Education and Health Subcommittee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  6. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  7. Senate Amendments (committee substitute) — source
  8. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) — 990 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) — 80 (pass) · lower
  • Senate Amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) — 960 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Kathy K.L. Tran — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2025-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100440D filing, introduction
  • 2025-01-07 Referred to Committee on Education referral-committee
  • 2025-01-09 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2219)
  • 2025-01-18 Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2025-01-21 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-01-22 Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-01-24 Read first time reading-1
  • 2025-01-27 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-01-27 Education Amendments agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2025-01-27 Engrossed by House as amended
  • 2025-01-27 Printed as engrossed 25100440D-E
  • 2025-01-28 Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2025-01-29 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2025-01-29 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
  • 2025-01-30 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2219)
  • 2025-02-06 Assigned Education sub: Public Education referral-committee
  • 2025-02-13 Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-17 Rules suspended
  • 2025-02-17 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
  • 2025-02-17 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-02-18 Read third time reading-3
  • 2025-02-18 Reading of amendments waived
  • 2025-02-18 Education and Health Amendments agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2025-02-18 Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 2025-02-18 Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2025-02-19 Senate Amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) amendment-passage
  • 2025-03-07 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2025-03-07 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2219ER) passage
  • 2025-03-07 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2025-03-10 Signed by President passage
  • 2025-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-11 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2219)
  • 2025-03-24 Approved by Governor-Chapter 453 (Effective 07/01/25) executive-signature
  • 2025-03-24 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0453)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/57e3d11c-ce8a-4c7a-b9f0-3cd1284d7514. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).