SB785
Teacher, other instructional personnel, etc., exits; data collection, disaggregation by race.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 10, 2026
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Jennifer Carroll Foy (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Department of Education; teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff shortages; data collection and reporting; reporting of demographic data and reason for exits required.
Requires each school board to include in its annual report to the Department of Education on the number and type of teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff exits in the school division, for each such exit occurring during the reporting year, (i) the race and ethnicity of the individual ... (More) and (ii) the reason for the exit, including whether the exit of such individual was voluntary or involuntary. The bill also requires the Department to annually report such data on its website with such data reported (a) in the aggregate and (b) by school division and disaggregated by race and ethnicity, employment category or classification, and reason for the exit, to the extent that such disaggregation would not result in the disclosure of any individual's personally identifiable information. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 26104489D
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 2-N)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106691D-S1
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB785)
- 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)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
