Virginia Senate Bill 908
Session 2025
Public schools; student discipline and codes of conduct, etc.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Mar 24, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
908
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
Public schools; student discipline and codes of conduct; prevention of and response to cyberbullying; policies and procedures required. Requires the Board of Education to include in its guidelines and model policies for codes of student conduct developed pursuant to applicable law standards for school board policies on cyberbullying, defined in the bill as bullying that occurs through the use of technology, including through cell phones and other electronic devices and technology capable of accessing the Internet. The bill requires each school board to expand on its policies and procedures relating to the prevention and prohibition of bullying that are included in its student conduct policies and procedures pursuant to relevant law by including policies and procedures that (i) address instances of cyberbullying that occur outside of school property between students enrolled in the school division; (ii) provide protections designed to ensure that any student who is a victim of or a witness to an instance of cyberbullying is not deterred from reporting or seeking support for such instance of cyberbullying by fears of retaliation, social alienation or rejection, or other negative treatment; and (iii) include a list of support services and resources available through each public school to any student who is a victim of cyberbullying relating to reporting and seeking support after experiencing an instance of cyberbullying.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 22.1-276.01 and 22.1-279.6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public schools; student discipline and codes of conduct; prevention of and response to cyberbullying; policies and procedures required.
Chaptered
Enrolled
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB908)
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03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0438)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 438 (Effective 07/01/25)
03/11/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
03/11/2025
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
03/10/2025
Senate
Signed by President
03/07/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
03/07/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB908)
03/07/2025
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB908ER)
03/07/2025
Senate
Enrolled
02/20/2025
House
Passed House (90-Y 7-N)
02/20/2025
House
Read third time
02/19/2025
House
Read second time
02/17/2025
House
Reported from Education (19-Y 3-N)
02/11/2025
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
02/10/2025
House
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
02/03/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Education
02/03/2025
House
Read first time
02/03/2025
House
Placed on Calendar
01/28/2025
Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
01/27/2025
Senate
Engrossed by Senate
01/27/2025
Senate
Read second time
01/24/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
01/24/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
01/24/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
01/23/2025
Senate
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
01/19/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB908)
01/16/2025
Senate
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
01/05/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/05/2025
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102003D
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Record Created
Jan 7, 2025 2:18:22 AM
Record Updated
Sep 1, 2025 1:27:23 PM