School bd. policies; communication & language accessibility for limited English proficient parents.

The document header was changed from 'Appropriations Substitute' to 'Elementary & Secondary Education Subcommittee Substitute', and the date '2/09/2026' was removed.

A bill number (26107411D) was inserted into the header.

The layout and indentation of the text were restructured to match the formatting style of the new subcommittee substitute version.

The document header changed from 'Enrolled' (final law) to 'Appropriations Substitute' (draft version offered by the House Appropriations Committee).

The effective date was removed from the text. The original version stated the law would take effect on July 1, 2027; the substitute version omits this specific date.

The text layout changed from a continuous paragraph format to a line-by-line format with line numbers, typical of legislative drafts.

The phrase 'VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER' was removed from the header.

The effective date was changed from July 1, 2027, to the start of the 2027-2028 school year, accelerating the start of the law's requirements.

The mandate for annual training was narrowed to apply only to school board employees whose specific job duties involve communicating with LEP parents, rather than requiring all employees to undergo training.

School boards were given explicit authority to use research-based technology (like digital platforms) for interpretation, provided it is accurate, timely, and supplemented by human interpreters when appropriate.

The definition of 'vital documents' was slightly updated to clarify that they include information relating to rights of appeal.

The bill was reorganized from a draft House Bill format to an Enrolled Act format, which includes the official approval language and changes the chapter citation from 13.2 to Chapter 1 of Title 22.1.