HB 1881 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Public elementary/secondary schools; enrollment of dependent student of active duty service members.

Summary

Public elementary and secondary schools; enrollment; dependent students of active duty service members; policies. Permits any school board to establish and implement policies providing for the enrollment of any student, upon request of such student's parent, (i) who does not reside within the applicable school division, (ii) whose parent is a full-time active duty member of the uniformed services of the United States and for whom the Commonwealth is the home of record, and (iii) who meets the other requirements set forth in the bill. The bill permits such policies to provide for the denial of any such enrollment request if the school board can demonstrate that it lacks the resources or capacity.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was approved and assigned Chapter 389. A key substantive change restructured the eligibility criteria for out-of-district military dependents, requiring parents to provide proof of active duty orders for a specific duration (more than 30 consecutive days) to qualify for enrollment.

Scope change

The bill applies to public elementary and secondary schools in Virginia, specifically affecting policies for students residing on military installations or in military housing.

ELIGIBILITY

Reorganized the conditions for enrolling out-of-district military dependents by combining the 'does not reside' and 'active duty' criteria into a single list, and added a specific requirement that parents must show orders for a transfer lasting more than 30 consecutive days due to combat, contingency operations, or natural disasters.

TECHNICAL

Corrected a minor grammatical inconsistency in the title by changing 'services members' to 'service members'.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 21, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 18, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 24, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 389 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1881ER)

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Public Education

upper

Jan 22, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Committee

Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee

lower

Jan 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors