Virginia Senate Bill 818 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2023 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-02-13 - Failed to report (defeated) in Education (10-Y 12-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Public elementary and secondary schools; programs of instruction; mental health education; curriculum guidelines; instruction required. Requires each public elementary, middle, and high school to provide at each grade level, in addition to health instruction, an additional age-appropriate course of instruction on mental health. The bill directs the Board of Education to develop mental health curriculum guidelines for an age-appropriate, sequential mental health curriculum for each grade level and requires such curriculum guidelines to include instruction on (i) understanding general themes of mental health and wellness, (ii) recognizing symptoms of common mental health challenges, (iii) promoting mental health wellness, (iv) seeking assistance for mental health concerns and challenges, (v) promoting awareness of the prevalence of mental health challenges and the importance of overcoming common mental health stigmas, (vi) understanding the importance of mental health to a student's physical, academic, and overall well-being, and (vii) understanding, at such grade levels as the Board deems appropriate, age-appropriate instruction on the connection between mental health and substance use disorders. The bill permits the Board to consult with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and other mental health experts in developing such curriculum guidelines and requires the Board to submit such guidelines to the State Board of Health for approval. The bill requires the Board to review and update by the beginning of the 2024–2025 school year the health Standards of Learning for each grade level to include such instruction on the mental health curriculum guidelines. Public elementary and secondary schools; programs of instruction; mental health education; curriculum guidelines; instruction required. Requires each public elementary, middle, and high school to provide at each grade level, in addition to health instruction, an additional age-appropriate course of instruction on mental health. The bill directs the Board of Education to develop mental health curriculum guidelines for an age-appropriate, sequential mental health curriculum for each grade level and requires such curriculum guidelines to include instruction on (i) understanding general themes of mental health and wellness, (ii) recognizing symptoms of common mental health challenges, (iii) promoting mental health wellness, (iv) seeking assistance for mental health concerns and challenges, (v) promoting awareness of the prevalence of mental health challenges and the importance of overcoming common mental health stigmas, (vi) understanding the importance of mental health to a student's physical, academic, and overall well-being, and (vii) understanding, at such grade levels as the Board deems appropriate, age-appropriate instruction on the connection between mental health and substance use disorders. The bill permits the Board to consult with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and other mental health experts in developing such curriculum guidelines and requires the Board to submit such guidelines to the State Board of Health for approval. The bill requires the Board to review and update by the beginning of the 2024–2025 school year the health Standards of Learning for each grade level to include such instruction on the mental health curriculum guidelines.

Public elementary and secondary schools; programs of instruction on mental health education.

Sen. Lionell Spruill [D]

Sen. Creigh Deeds [D]

Sen. Mamie Locke [D]

2023-02-13 - House - House: Failed to report (defeated) in Education (10-Y 12-N) (Y: 10 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-13	House	Failed to report (defeated) in Education (10-Y 12-N)
2023-02-10	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2023-02-10	House	Read first time
2023-02-10	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-02-07	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
2023-02-07	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2023-02-06	Senate	Passed by for the day
2023-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB818S1
2023-02-06	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 23105605D-S1
2023-02-06	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-06	Senate	Read second time
2023-02-06	Senate	Passed by for the day
2023-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2023-02-02	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23105605D-S1
2023-02-02	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2023-01-17	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Public Education
2022-12-20	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2022-12-20	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102397D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	207	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB818
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB818+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB818S1+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23104860A.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105605D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB818F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB818FS1122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S04V0151+SB0818
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0241SB0818+SB0818
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0276SB0818+SB0818
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0362SB0818+SB0818
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H09V0167+SB0818