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type: "Bill"
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title: "Community Schools, Office of; established within Department of Education."
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description: "Public education; community schools; Officeof Community Schools at Department of Education; Community SchoolDevelopment and Implementation Planning Grant; Community School CoordinatorProgram; state goal. Requires the Department of Education toestablish the Office of Community Schools as an office within theDepartment for the purpose of supporting the development and growthof community schools throughout the Commonwealth in accordance withthe Virginia Community School Framework and requires the Office toestablish and administer (i) the Community School Development andImplementation Planning Grant for the purpose of providing grantsto school boards that seek to designate any school within the local school division as a community school to assist with the planningand implementation of such designation and (ii) the Community SchoolCoordinator Program for the purpose of providing funding to school boards that previously completed a planning grant and now seek toemploy or hire through contracted services with a qualified nonprofitorganization a community school coordinator to oversee any communityschool designated in the local school division. The bill also establishesa state goal of prioritizing funding for such initiatives and grantprograms to enable their expansion to serve the top 33 percent ofpublic elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth for highestidentified student percentage, as defined in the bill, based on datafrom the immediately preceding school year."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 625"
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citation: "Virginia HB 625 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Sam Rasoul"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 57
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vote_count: 13
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first_action: "2024-01-09"
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last_action: "2024-04-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/92cae4aa-fe48-4ce7-920b-3aa7f281ec59"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB625"
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source_hash: "0a66d18f15c155f598e60a8af041de05c58eac62a51a35a0d5b5e8ae6463c2b3"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 625 (2024) — Community Schools, Office of; established within Department of Education.
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Public education; community schools; Officeof Community Schools at Department of Education; Community SchoolDevelopment and Implementation Planning Grant; Community School CoordinatorProgram; state goal. Requires the Department of Education toestablish the Office of Community Schools as an office within theDepartment for the purpose of supporting the development and growthof community schools throughout the Commonwealth in accordance withthe Virginia Community School Framework and requires the Office toestablish and administer (i) the Community School Development andImplementation Planning Grant for the purpose of providing grantsto school boards that seek to designate any school within the local school division as a community school to assist with the planningand implementation of such designation and (ii) the Community SchoolCoordinator Program for the purpose of providing funding to school boards that previously completed a planning grant and now seek toemploy or hire through contracted services with a qualified nonprofitorganization a community school coordinator to oversee any communityschool designated in the local school division. The bill also establishesa state goal of prioritizing funding for such initiatives and grantprograms to enable their expansion to serve the top 33 percent ofpublic elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth for highestidentified student percentage, as defined in the bill, based on datafrom the immediately preceding school year.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0815** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0815)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24106902D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB625H1)
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3. **Committee substitute printed 24108809D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB625S1)
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4. **Governor's substitute printed 24109322D-H2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB625H2)
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5. **HB625ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB625ER)
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6. **HB625ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB625ER2)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) — **7–1** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) — **21–19** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) — **10–5** (pass) · upper
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- Senate receded from substitute (21-Y 19-N) — **21–19** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (64-Y 35-N) — **63–35** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Adoption (63-Y 37-N) — **62–37** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 6-N) — **16–6** (pass) · lower
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) — **6–2** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N) — **0–96** (fail) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Education (13-Y 9-N) — **13–9** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Sam Rasoul — primary (person)
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- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
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- Lashrecse D. Aird — cosponsor (person)
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- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104576D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-19** Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-24** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
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- **2024-01-24** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-29** Reported from Education (13-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-01-29** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-30** Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-02** Impact statement from DPB (HB625)
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- **2024-02-05** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-05** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-02-07** Reported from Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-07** Committee substitute printed 24106902D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-12** Committee substitute agreed to 24106902D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-12** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB625H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-13** Read third time and passed House (64-Y 35-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-13** VOTE: Passage (64-Y 35-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2024-02-14** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-21** Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-29** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-29** Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-29** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-01** Impact statement from DPB (HB625H1)
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- **2024-03-04** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Committee substitute printed 24108809D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-03-05** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-03-05** Impact statement from DPB (HB625S1)
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- **2024-03-06** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-06** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2024-03-06** Committee substitute agreed to 24108809D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-03-06** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB625S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-03-06** Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** Senate substitute rejected by House 24108809D-S1 (0-Y 97-N)
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- **2024-03-07** VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
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- **2024-03-07** Senate receded from substitute (21-Y 19-N)
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- **2024-03-25** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-25** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB625ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-25** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-27** Impact statement from DPB (HB625ER)
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- **2024-03-27** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-27** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-08** Governor's recommendation received by House `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2024-04-08** Governor's substitute printed 24109322D-H2
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- **2024-04-17** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (63-Y 37-N)
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- **2024-04-17** VOTE: Adoption (63-Y 37-N)
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- **2024-04-17** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-04-17** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled bill text (HB625ER2) `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Enacted, Chapter 815 (effective 7/1/24) `became-law`
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- **2024-04-17** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0815)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/92cae4aa-fe48-4ce7-920b-3aa7f281ec59`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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