School boards/division superintendent; review of accessibility challenges in local school division.

Changed the responsible entity from the Virginia Disability Commission to each school board or division superintendent.

Added requirement for school boards to consult with other stakeholders deemed appropriate during the review process.

Added specific requirement to utilize the U.S. Government Accountability Office methodology from June 2020 report GAO20-448 for conducting the accessibility review.

Added 'barriers' to the list of items to identify and evaluate alongside 'challenges' in both the bill title and Section 1.

Added language requiring the review to 'consider the extent to which' state agencies can assist schools while complying with state and federal laws.

Expanded the report requirements to include specific categories of accessibility issues: building/grounds challenges, programming access challenges, plans to eliminate barriers, and state agency assistance options.

Changed document header from 'OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION' to 'SENATE SUBSTITUTE' with updated formatting and bill numbers.

Changed the entity responsible for reviewing accessibility challenges from individual school boards or division superintendents to the Virginia Disability Commission working with the Department of Education and local school divisions.

Removed the requirement to consult with the U.S. Government Accountability Office methodology and instead directed the review to identify best practices for improving accessibility challenges.

Changed the bill language from requiring each school board to conduct a review to directing the Virginia Disability Commission to conduct the review and report findings to the same committees by the same November 1, 2025 deadline.

Removed the requirement for school boards to consult with the 'Board for People with Disabilities' during the accessibility review.

Deleted the word 'physical' from references to disabilities, changing the scope from physical disabilities to all disabilities.

Changed the reporting requirement to specify that findings must be reported to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education, rather than just the General Assembly.

Changed the oversight body from the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities to the Virginia Disability Commission for consultation purposes.

Narrowed the accessibility review to focus specifically on physical disabilities and physical accessibility challenges, removing broader disability categories from the scope.

Added formatting changes including bill status updates from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' and inclusion of House Amendment date.