2026 SESSION
HOUSE SUBSTITUTE
26110415D
HOUSE BILL NO. 290
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Governor
on April 13, 2026)
(Patron Prior to Substitute—Delegate Anderson)
A BILL to direct the Department of Education, in consultation with the Virginia High School League, to evaluate and make recommendations on compliance with and enforcement of the statutory prohibition on knowingly making false statements concerning a child's residency in a particular school division or school attendance zone for school enrollment.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. That the Department of Education (the Department), in consultation with the Virginia High School League and such other stakeholders as the Department deems appropriate, shall evaluate and make recommendations on compliance with and enforcement of the provisions of § 22.1-264.1 of the Code of Virginia prohibiting any person from knowingly making a false statement concerning the residency of a child in a particular school division or school attendance zone for the purpose of improving the efficacy of enforcing statutory residency requirements for enrollment in a particular school division while ensuring consequences or penalties for violations of such residency requirements are commensurate with such violations. In conducting its evaluation, the Department shall:
1. Collect and evaluate data on: