SB264
Individualized education programs; guidelines/materials for students for addressing bullying, etc.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 13, 2026
House: Referred to Committee on Education
Chief Patron:
Bill Stanley (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Department of Education; individualized education programs; social skills development.
Requires the Department of Education to establish guidelines for individualized education program (IEP) teams to indicate whether a child has a disability that affects social skills development and whether the child is vulnerable to bullying, harassment, or teasing. The bill directs the Department to promulgate regulations requiring local school boards ... (More) to develop and implement neurodivergence and autism awareness student education programs. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100555D
- 01/12/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB264)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106627D-S1
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB264)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
