Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB1229: An Act to require the Department of Education to take certain actions relating to the use of seclusion and restraint in public schools; report.
Status: Chaptered, April 13, 2026
Department of Education; use of seclusion and restraint in public schools; certain actions; report. Requires the Department of Education to (i) provide to each local school board a link to or a copy of the Board of Education's Regulations Governing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in Virginia and encourage each such board to fully comply with such regulations and (ii) submit to the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than October 1, 2026, a report on the current implementation and utilization of such regulations that shall include (a) a detailed summary of the Department's current processes and procedures for enforcing such regulations and (b) a compilation and analysis of data relating to how such regulations are currently being implemented and utilized by public schools in each school division.
What the bill says
An Act to require the Department of Education to take certain actions relating to the use of seclusion and restraint in public schools; report. [H 1229] Approved April 13, 2026 1. § 1. The Department of Education (the Department) shall (i) provide to each local school board a link to or a copy of the Board of Education's Regulations Governing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in Virginia (8VAC20-750 of the Virginia Administrative Code) and encourage each such board to fully comply with such regulations and (ii) submit to the Chairs of the House Commi.
From the enrolled text, April 13, 2026:
An Act to require the Department of Education to take certain actions relating to the use of seclusion and restraint in public schools; report. [H 1229] Approved April 13, 2026 1. § 1. The Department of Education (the Department) shall (i) provide to each local school board a link to or a copy of the Board of Education's Regulations Governing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in Virginia (8VAC20-750 of the Virginia Administrative Code) and encourage each such board to fully comply with such regulations and (ii) submit to the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than October 1, 2026, a report on the current implementation and utilization of such regulations that shall include (a) a detailed summary of the Department's current processes and procedures for enforcing such regulations and (b) a compilation and analysis of data relating to how such regulations are currently being implemented and utilized by public schools in each school division.