2026 SESSION

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE

26106249D

HOUSE BILL NO. 497

AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE

(Proposed by the House Committee on Education

on February 11, 2026)

(Patron Prior to Substitute—Delegate Guzman)

A BILL to direct each division superintendent to annually collect, summarize, and report certain data on determinations of student ineligibility for special education and related services.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. Each division superintendent shall annually collect, summarize, and either post in a conspicuous and publicly accessible manner on the division website or present to the local school board at a public meeting of such board data from cases in which (i) individualized education program (IEP) teams determined that a student is not eligible to receive special education and related services as a student with a disability pursuant to relevant federal and state laws and regulations and (ii) any complaint or dispute procedure that resulted from such determination of ineligibility. Each such posting or presentation shall comply with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. § 1232g) and all other applicable state and federal laws and regulations relating the protection and privacy of students' personally identifiable information.