HB 626

Abstract

Public schools; certain local school divisions; youth and community violence prevention; Community Builders Pilot Program established; report. Establishes the Community Builders Pilot Program for the purpose of reducing youth involvement in behaviors that lead to gun violence and increasing community engagement among public school students by providing to students who are entering the eighth grade and enrolled in Roanoke City Public Schools and Petersburg City Public Schools opportunities during the school year after regular school hours and during the summer months for community engagement, workforce development, postsecondary education exploration, and social-emotional education and development. The bill provides that the school boards of Roanoke City Public Schools and Petersburg City Public Schools shall be responsible for the administration of the Program and are directed to collect data and report to the Governor and relevant committees of the General Assembly by November 1 of each year on the progress of the Program. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 484.

Public schools; certain local school divisions;youth and community violence prevention; Community Builders PilotProgram and Fund established; report. Establishes the CommunityBuilders Pilot Program and Fund for the purpose of reducing youthinvolvement in behaviors that lead to gun violence and increasingcommunity engagement among public school students by providing tostudents who are entering the eighth grade and enrolled in RoanokeCity Public Schools and Petersburg City Public Schools opportunitiesduring the school year after regular school hours and during thesummer months for community engagement, workforce development, postsecondaryeducation exploration, and social-emotional education and development.The bill provides that the school boards of Roanoke City Public Schoolsand Petersburg City Public Schools shall be responsible for the administrationof the Program and are directed to collect data and report to theGovernor and relevant committees of the General Assembly by November1 of each year on the progress of the Program. The bill has an expirationdate of July 1, 2027.