HB 2364 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Advanced Emergency Training and First Aid Equipment Grant Fund and Program; established.

Summary

Advanced Emergency Training and First Aid Equipment Grant Fund and Program established. Establishes the Advanced Emergency Training and First Aid Equipment Grant Fund and Program for the purpose of awarding grants from the Fund on a merit-based, competitive basis to school divisions to cover the cost of advanced emergency training of school board employees whose positions involve regular interaction with students and to purchase emergency first aid equipment for schools in the school division.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Jan 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Education Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from a House Bill to a House Substitute, changing the section number from 22.1-273.5 to 22.1-280.2:5 and renaming the fund from 'Advanced Emergency Training and First Aid Equipment Grant Fund' to 'School Safety and Security Grant Fund'. The scope expanded to include broader safety and security equipment purchases, software, and planning in addition to first aid equipment and emergency training.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from solely funding advanced emergency training and first aid equipment to a broader range of school safety and security measures including equipment purchases, installations, software, and planning.

FISCAL

The fund name changed from 'Advanced Emergency Training and First Aid Equipment Grant Fund' to 'School Safety and Security Grant Fund'.

SCOPE

The program scope expanded to include equipment purchases and installations, software purchases, and planning in addition to emergency first aid equipment and on-site emergency training.

ELIGIBILITY

The bill now references eligibility under the Public School Security Equipment Grant Act of 2013, clarifying that schools can receive grants for equipment they are not eligible for under that existing act.

TECHNICAL

The section number changed from 22.1-273.5 to 22.1-280.2:5, and the bill title was updated to reflect the new fund name and broader purpose.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 22, 2025

How they voted

22–0

Passed

Total votes 22

Jan 22, 2025

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

10 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jan 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N)

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Committee

Assigned Approps sub: Elementary & Secondary Education

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 22, 2025

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (22-0)

house of delegates

Jan 18, 2025

Committee

Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee

lower

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors