Threat Assessment Training for Schools
Summary
Virginia HB1071 requires public elementary, secondary, and higher education institutions to ensure threat assessment teams receive specific training on emergency substantial risk orders and substantial risk orders within existing annual training requirements. The bill was signed into law on April 2, 2026, and takes effect July 1, 2026.
What changed
Virginia HB1071 mandates that public elementary and secondary schools and public institutions of higher education incorporate specific training on emergency substantial risk orders and substantial risk orders into their threat assessment team training programs. The bill passed the House 64-32 and Senate 21-19 before receiving gubernatorial approval and was enacted as Chapter 46 of the Acts of Assembly.
Educational institutions in Virginia must update their threat assessment team training curricula to include the required content on substantial risk orders. Schools should identify affected personnel, assess current training gaps, and ensure compliance before the effective date of July 1, 2026. All public K-12 schools and public institutions of higher education in Virginia are subject to these requirements.
What to do next
- Identify all threat assessment team members requiring training at your institution
- Review current annual training curriculum and integrate required content on emergency substantial risk orders and substantial risk orders
- Update training materials and scheduling to ensure all team members complete training as part of existing annual training requirements
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Virginia / HB1071 Enacted HB1071 House Bill Enacted 2026-04-02
Public elementary and secondary schools & higher educational institutions; threat assessment teams.
Public elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education; threat assessment teams; training on emergency substantial risk orders and substantial risk orders. Requires threat assessment teams for public elementary and secondary schools and for public institutions of higher education to receive specific education and training, within existing annual training, on the use of emergency substantial risk orders and substantial risk orders, as set forth in relevant law.
Bill Details
State Virginia
Session 2026 Regular Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1071
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Sponsors
Amy Laufer (Rep - D) Richard Sullivan (Rep - D)
Action History
2026-04-02 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0046) 2026-04-02 Approved by Governor-Chapter 46 (effective 7/1/2026) 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 2026-03-10 H Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 2026-03-09 S Signed by President 2026-03-09 H Signed by Speaker 2026-03-09 H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1071) 2026-03-09 H Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1071ER) 2026-03-09 H Enrolled 2026-03-02 S Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) 2026-03-02 S Read third time 2026-02-27 S Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2026-02-27 S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) 2026-02-27 S Rules suspended 2026-02-26 S Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 3-N) 2026-02-19 S Assigned Education sub: Public Education 2026-02-11 S Referred to Committee on Education and Health 2026-02-11 S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) 2026-02-10 H Read third time and passed House (64-Y 32-N 0-A) 2026-02-09 H Read second time and engrossed 2026-02-06 H Read first time 2026-02-04 H Reported from Education (17-Y 4-N) 2026-02-03 H Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) 2026-01-30 H Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee 2026-01-19 H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1071) 2026-01-14 H Referred to Committee on Education 2026-01-14 H Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102756D
Votes
2026-02-03 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) Yea: 9 Nay: 1 2026-02-04 Reported from Education (17-Y 4-N) Yea: 17 Nay: 4 2026-02-10 Read third time and passed House (64-Y 32-N 0-A) Yea: 64 Nay: 32 2026-02-26 Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 3-N) Yea: 12 Nay: 3 2026-02-27 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 37 Nay: 0 2026-03-02 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Yea: 21 Nay: 19
Committee Referrals
2026-01-14 H Education 2026-01-30 H Education: K-12 2026-02-11 S Education and Health 2026-02-19 S Education: Public Education
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-14 Introduced 2026-03-09 Enrolled 2026-04-02 Chaptered Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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