Legislation - HB0311

Title: Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning
Sponsored by: Delegates Kaufman, Holmes, A. Johnson, S. Johnson, and Shetty
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring each local school system to identify, in its regular safety evaluation, issues of accessibility for individuals with disabilities; requiring local school systems to include in a certain confidential annual report instances in which a public school facility became inaccessible for a student with a disability in a manner that could impede evacuations or emergency response; and requiring a certain annual report to be confidential and limiting disclosure of the report to certain individuals.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0507

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0694 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/15/2026 Legislative Date 1/15/2026 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2026 Legislative Date 1/28/2026 Action Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/02/2026 Legislative Date 2/02/2026 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/02/2026 Legislative Date 2/02/2026 Action Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	1/15/2026	1/15/2026	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning
House	1/28/2026	1/28/2026	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/02/2026	2/02/2026	Hearing canceled
House	2/02/2026	2/02/2026	Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.

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