HB263
Certified school library specialists; Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ in DOE.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 2, 2026
House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Chief Patron:
Shelly Simonds (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Superintendent of Public Instruction; employment of certified school library specialists.
Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ in the Department of Education at least one certified school library specialist who shall have several duties enumerated in the bill, including (i) providing leadership and technical assistance with the implementation and use of information literacy skills to school divisions, Department staff, ... (More) and other stakeholders to support student achievement; (ii) directing the implementation of state and national school library standards and consulting with and providing technical assistance to local school divisions relating to such standards; (iii) collaborating on various grants and other initiatives that promote student literacy through school library programs throughout the Commonwealth; (iv) supporting student learning through instructional programs in which students are required to demonstrate information literacy, digital literacy and fluency, and effective use of technology and instructional programs that incorporate science, technology, engineering, and math learning; and (v) providing the Department, the Board of Education, the General Assembly, and school boards with support relating to student learning through the use of school library standards and library resources. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101218D
- 01/09/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/23/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/23/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/27/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/28/2026 - House: Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (17-Y 4-N)
- 01/28/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/28/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 01/28/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB263)
- 01/29/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/30/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/02/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
