Virginia SB 110 — Certified school library specialists; Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ in DOE.
Virginia, 2027. SB 110: Certified school library specialists; Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ in DOE.
Latest action
July 21, 2026 — Continued from last session
Summary
Superintendent of Public Instruction; employment of certified school library specialists. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ in the Department of Education at least one certified school library specialist who shall have several duties enumerated in the bill, including (i) providing leadership and technical assistance with the implementation and use of information literacy skills to school divisions, Department staff, and other stakeholders to support student achievement; (ii) directing the implementation of state and national school library standards and consulting with and providing technical assistance to local school divisions relating to such standards; (iii) collaborating on various grants and other initiatives that promote student literacy through school library programs throughout the Commonwealth; (iv) supporting student learning through instructional programs in which students are required to demonstrate information literacy, digital literacy and fluency, and effective use of technology and instructional programs that incorporate science, technology, engineering, and math learning; and (v) providing the Department, the Board of Education, the General Assembly, and school boards with support relating to student learning through the use of school library standards and library resources.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-23.7, relating to Superintendent of Public Instruction; employment of certified school library specialists.
Sponsors
- Stella G. Pekarsky — primary sponsor
Bill text
Introduced Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Recorded votes
No roll-call votes were supplied for this bill. This does not imply that no vote occurred.
Legislative history
- Continued from last session
- Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB110)
- Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100640D
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