Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB290: An Act to direct the Department of Education, in consultation with the Virginia State Crime Commission, to evaluate and make recommendations on compliance with and enforcement of the statutory prohibition on knowingly making false statements concerning a child's residency in a particular school division or school attendance zone for school enrollment.
Status: Chaptered, May 14, 2026
Department of Education; compliance with and enforcement of prohibition on false statements as to school division or attendance zone residency; evaluation; report. Directs the Department of Education, in consultation with the Virginia State Crime Commission and such other stakeholders as the Department deems appropriate, to evaluate and make recommendations on compliance with and enforcement of the provisions of applicable law prohibiting any person from knowingly making a false statement concerning the residency of a child in a particular school division or school attendance zone for the purpose of improving the efficacy of enforcing statutory residency requirements for enrollment in a particular school division while ensuring consequences or penalties for violations of such requirements are commensurate with such violations. The bill directs the Department to submit to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education by November 1, 2026, a report on its findings and recommendations.
What the bill says
An Act to direct the Department of Education, in consultation with the Virginia State Crime Commission, to evaluate and make recommendations on compliance with and enforcement of the statutory prohibition on knowingly making false statements concerning a child's residency in a particular school division or school attendance zone for school enrollment. [H 290] Approved May 14, 2026 1. § 1. That the Department of Education (the Department), in consultation with the Virginia State Crime Commission and such other stakeholders as the Department deems appropriate, shall evaluate and make recommendat.
From the enrolled text, May 14, 2026:
An Act to direct the Department of Education, in consultation with the Virginia State Crime Commission, to evaluate and make recommendations on compliance with and enforcement of the statutory prohibition on knowingly making false statements concerning a child's residency in a particular school division or school attendance zone for school enrollment. [H 290] Approved May 14, 2026 1. § 1. That the Department of Education (the Department), in consultation with the Virginia State Crime Commission and such other stakeholders as the Department deems appropriate, shall evaluate and make recommendations on compliance with and enforcement of the provisions of § 22.1-264.1 of the Code of Virginia prohibiting any person from knowingly making a false statement concerning the residency of a child in a particular school division or school attendance zone for the purpose of improving the efficacy of enforcing statutory residency requirements for enrollment in a particular school division while ensuring consequences or penalties for violations of such residency requirements are commensurate with such violations. In conducting its evaluation, the Department shall: 1. Collect and evaluate data b. The number of times the person identified as committing such violation is (i) charged with a Class 4 misdemeanor pursuant to § 22.1-264.1 of the Code of Virginia or (ii) not charged with a Class 4 misdemeanor and, for each such person, the …