HB 1278 — School bd. policies; communication & language accessibility for limited English proficient parents.
VA 20261 session
School boards; language access plan for limited English proficient parents. Requires each school board to develop, implement, and post in a publicly accessible location on its website a language access plan consisting of policies and procedures designed to ensure meaningful communication with and informational accessibility for limited English proficient (LEP) parents, as that term is defined in the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 685.
Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter
Sponsors (6)
- Atoosa R. Reaser (D, VA) — sponsor
- Laura Jane Cohen (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler (D, VA) — cosponsor
- May Nivar (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Irene Shin (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Saddam Azlan Salim (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (58)
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Bill text (extracted)
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atoosa R. Reaser (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Irene Shin (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Laura Jane Cohen (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | May Nivar (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Saddam Azlan Salim (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no