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Bill DOC; powers and duties of Director, Virginia Prison Education Task Force established, report. Department of Corrections; functional literacy program for incarcerated individuals; Virginia Prison Education Task Force established; report. Requires the Superintendent employed by the Director of Corrections to (i) by January 1, 2027, develop a functional literacy program for inmates testing below at least an eighth grade level, instead of a twelfth grade level as required by current law, and include in such program evidence-based literacy instruction, as defined in accordance with applicable law; (iii) share data with (a) the state entity that oversees the management, direction, and governance of the Commonwealth's education and workforce data for the purpose of developing educational, health, social service, and employment outcome data and improving the efficacy of state services and (b) the Virginia Community College System necessary for comprehensive community colleges to apply for and maintain eligibility as Federal Pell Grant-eligible prison education programs; and (iv) track and publicly report at least annually the number of incarcerated individuals eligible for, enrolled in, and waitlisted for the literacy and education programs. The bill also establishes the Virginia Prison Education Task Force for the purpose of implementing a consistent education program across all state correctional facilities operated by the Department. The bill requires the Task Force to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly on its activities, findings, and recommendations by November 1, 2026. Finally, the bill requires the Department of Education to, by November 1, 2026, (a) review and update the salary schedules for teachers licensed by the Board of Education and employed by the Department of Corrections to provide instruction in the schools of the correctional centers to be competitive with those in effect for the school division in which the correctional facility is located and (b) make recommendations for the inclusion of such teacher salary increases in the appropriation act. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 HB 1041 Virginia HB 1041 (2026)
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Virginia HB 1041 (2026) — DOC; powers and duties of Director, Virginia Prison Education Task Force established, report.

Department of Corrections; functional literacy program for incarcerated individuals; Virginia Prison Education Task Force established; report. Requires the Superintendent employed by the Director of Corrections to (i) by January 1, 2027, develop a functional literacy program for inmates testing below at least an eighth grade level, instead of a twelfth grade level as required by current law, and include in such program evidence-based literacy instruction, as defined in accordance with applicable law; (iii) share data with (a) the state entity that oversees the management, direction, and governance of the Commonwealth's education and workforce data for the purpose of developing educational, health, social service, and employment outcome data and improving the efficacy of state services and (b) the Virginia Community College System necessary for comprehensive community colleges to apply for and maintain eligibility as Federal Pell Grant-eligible prison education programs; and (iv) track and publicly report at least annually the number of incarcerated individuals eligible for, enrolled in, and waitlisted for the literacy and education programs. The bill also establishes the Virginia Prison Education Task Force for the purpose of implementing a consistent education program across all state correctional facilities operated by the Department. The bill requires the Task Force to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly on its activities, findings, and recommendations by November 1, 2026. Finally, the bill requires the Department of Education to, by November 1, 2026, (a) review and update the salary schedules for teachers licensed by the Board of Education and employed by the Department of Corrections to provide instruction in the schools of the correctional centers to be competitive with those in effect for the school division in which the correctional facility is located and (b) make recommendations for the inclusion of such teacher salary increases in the appropriation act.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Appropriations Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  3. Conference Report (committee substitute) — source
  4. Conference Report Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  5. Finance and Appropriations Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  6. Public Safety Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  7. Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  8. Transportation & Public Safety Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  9. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services — 15–0 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Appropriations with substitute — 22–0 (pass) · lower
  • Insist & Request R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 96–0 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Public Safety with substitute — 21–0 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 7–0 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute — 15–0 (pass) · upper
  • Adopt Conference Committee Report R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 94–0 (pass) · lower
  • H VOTE: — 1–98 (fail) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 7–0 (pass) · lower
  • Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Betsy B. Carr — primary (person)
  • Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
  • Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
  • Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
  • Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
  • Virgil Thornton — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-14 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104920D filing, introduction
  • 2026-01-14 Referred to Committee on Public Safety referral-committee
  • 2026-01-23 Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 referral-committee
  • 2026-01-27 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1041)
  • 2026-01-29 House subcommittee offered
  • 2026-01-29 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2026-01-30 Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-01-30 Committee substitute printed 26105898D-H1 substitution
  • 2026-01-30 Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety referral-committee
  • 2026-02-03 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1041)
  • 2026-02-05 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1041)
  • 2026-02-11 House subcommittee offered
  • 2026-02-11 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2026-02-11 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-11 Committee substitute printed 26107748D-H2 substitution
  • 2026-02-13 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-02-16 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-02-16 committee substitute rejected
  • 2026-02-16 committee substitute agreed to substitution
  • 2026-02-16 Engrossed by House - committee substitute substitution
  • 2026-02-17 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2026-02-18 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services referral-committee
  • 2026-02-20 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1041)
  • 2026-02-27 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-03-04 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-03-05 Committee substitute printed 26109176D-S1 substitution
  • 2026-03-05 Rules suspended
  • 2026-03-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 2026-03-05 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-03-06 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-03-09 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1041)
  • 2026-03-09 Read third time reading-3
  • 2026-03-09 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
  • 2026-03-09 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute substitution
  • 2026-03-09 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-03-10 Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 98-N 0-A)
  • 2026-03-11 Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) substitution
  • 2026-03-11 Senate requested conference committee referral-committee
  • 2026-03-12 House acceded to request
  • 2026-03-12 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2026-03-12 House Conferees: Carr, Clark, Walker
  • 2026-03-12 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2026-03-12 Senate Conferees: Jones, Williams Graves, French
  • 2026-03-13 Conference Report released
  • 2026-03-13 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-03-13 Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N 0-A) committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-03-24 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1041)
  • 2026-03-30 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1041ER) passage
  • 2026-03-30 Signed by President passage
  • 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
  • 2026-04-01 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1041)
  • 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 725 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3c07037e-8b88-4c52-a6d4-86bef1bb9ad3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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