Bill Sponsor
Virginia House Bill 2158
Session 2025
DOC; functional literacy program for inmates, etc.
Active
Active
Vetoed by Governor on May 2, 2025
First Action
Jan 7, 2025
Latest Action
May 2, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2158
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (6)
Senate Votes (8)
Motion Text
Passed by for the day
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Summary
An Act to amend and reenact § 53.1-10 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Corrections; functional literacy program for inmates; data sharing and tracking; salary schedules for teachers; Virginia Prison Education Task Force established; report. Department of Corrections; functional literacy program for inmates; data sharing and tracking; salary schedules for teachers; Virginia Prison Education Task Force established; report. Requires the Superintendent employed by the Director of Corrections to (i) include in the functional literacy program for inmates developed pursuant to applicable law evidence-based literacy instruction, as defined in accordance with applicable law; (ii) share data with (a) the state entity that oversees the management, direction, and governance of the Commonwealth's education and workforce data for the purpose of developing educational, health, social service, and employment outcome data and improving the efficacy of state services and (b) the Virginia Community College System necessary for comprehensive community colleges to apply for and maintain eligibility as Federal Pell Grant-eligible prison education programs; and (iii) track and publicly report at least annually the number of incarcerated individuals eligible for, enrolled in, and waitlisted for the functional literacy program. The bill also establishes the Virginia Prison Education Task Force for the purpose of implementing a consistent education program across all state correctional facilities operated by the Department. The bill requires the Task Force to complete its work by July 1, 2030. Finally, the bill requires the Department of Education to, by November 1, 2025, (a) review and update the salary schedules for teachers licensed by the Board of Education and employed by the Department of Corrections to provide instruction in the schools of the correctional centers to be competitive with those in effect for the school division in which the correctional facility is located and (b) make recommendations for the inclusion of such teacher salary increases in the appropriation act.
05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Vetoed by Governor
04/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
04/02/2025
House
Communicated to Governor
04/02/2025
House
Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation received by House
03/11/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
03/11/2025
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
03/10/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2158)
03/10/2025
Senate
Signed by President
03/07/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
03/07/2025
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2158ER)
03/07/2025
House
Enrolled
02/28/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2158)
02/21/2025
Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/21/2025
House
Conference report agreed to by House (81-Y 13-N)
02/21/2025
House
Conference substitute printed 25107863D-H1
02/21/2025
Virginia General Assembly
Amended by conference committee
02/20/2025
Senate
Senators: Hashmi, Bagby, Pillion
02/20/2025
Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate
02/20/2025
House
Delegates: Carr, Rasoul, Coyner
02/20/2025
House
Conferees appointed by House
02/20/2025
House
House acceded to request
02/20/2025
Senate
Senate requested conference committee
02/20/2025
Senate
Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
02/20/2025
House
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)
02/20/2025
Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
02/20/2025
Senate
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/20/2025
Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
02/20/2025
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
02/20/2025
Senate
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
02/20/2025
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
02/20/2025
Senate
Education and Health Amendments rejected
02/20/2025
Senate
Read third time
02/19/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
02/19/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
02/19/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
02/17/2025
Senate
Committee substitute printed 25107611D-S1
02/17/2025
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
02/13/2025
Senate
Reported from Education and Health with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
02/10/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2158)
02/10/2025
Senate
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
02/05/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/05/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
02/04/2025
House
Read third time and passed House (81-Y 18-N)
02/03/2025
House
Printed as engrossed 25104313D-E
02/03/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2158)
02/03/2025
House
Engrossed by House as amended
02/03/2025
House
Education Amendments agreed to
02/03/2025
House
Read second time
01/31/2025
House
Read first time
01/29/2025
House
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N)
01/27/2025
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
01/23/2025
House
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
01/07/2025
House
Introduced bill reprinted 25104313D
01/07/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Education
01/07/2025
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104313D
Sources
Record Created
Jan 8, 2025 5:09:36 AM
Record Updated
Oct 13, 2025 2:47:36 PM