HB1095
High school students; completion of certain applications for student financial aid required.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 11, 2026
House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
JJ Singh (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. High school students; completion of certain applications for student financial aid required; opt-out; exemption.
Requires each high school student in the Commonwealth or, in the case of such a high school student who is a minor, the student's parent, prior to such student's graduation from high school, to (i) submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to the U.S. Department of Education ... (More) or, if applicable, the Virginia Alternative Student Aid (VASA) application to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and confirm such submission in writing to the school board in the local school division in which the student resides or (ii) opt out of the requirements set forth in clause (i) in writing by submitting to the school board in the local school division in which the student resides an opt-out form developed by the Department of Education and made available to the student or his parent by such school board. The bill requires any school board that cannot obtain either such written confirmation or such written opt-out form for any high school student who resides in the local school division after making reasonable efforts to do so to exempt such student from such requirements. The bill also provides that no high school student who fails to provide such written confirmation or written opt-out form shall be subject to any punitive measure as the result of such failure, including withholding the student's high school diploma, and that no school board or employee thereof shall disclose any personally identifiable information or aggregate data related to the above mentioned requirements to any individual or entity outside of the local school division, including to any local, state, or federal entity or any constitutional officer. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101596D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/30/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1095)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/03/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (13-Y 8-N)
- 02/06/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/09/2026 - House: Passed by for the day
- 02/10/2026 - House: Floor substitute printed 26107663D-H1 (Singh)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/10/2026 - House: committee amendment rejected
- 02/10/2026 - House: Delegate Singh Floor substitute agreed to
- 02/10/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute
- 02/11/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 1-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/23/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1095)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26109258D-S1
- 03/05/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1095)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Floor Offered
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Senator Favola Substitute agreed to
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/10/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1095)
- 03/11/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
