The 2021 session of the Virginia General Assembly convenes today at noon. The VSBA Government Relations team is advocating for our members and legislative positions virtually this session due to the mitigation strategies imposed by the General Assembly to protect against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. As much as we enjoy fighting on your behalf, we realize that you are the most effective advocates for education in the Commonwealth. If you haven’t already, we strongly encourage you to contact your legislators and educate them on positions of importance to you and the VSBA. To that end, we want to make sure you are aware of several tools that will help you stay on top of everything going on.
Below is the link to resources for our members to help with advocacy:
Below is the link to the Virginia Legislative Information System where you can search for legislation and track developments:
We hope to see you virtually at our 2021 VSBA Capital Conference on January 25 and 26. The second day of the Conference is focused on virtual visits with your elected members of the General Assembly. We would encourage you to schedule those meetings now if you haven’t already. Registrants to the Capital Conference should receive a Tool Kit prepared by VSBA to assist with these meetings as well as how to advocate virtually!
If you have questions regarding VSBA’s work at the General Assembly, you may contact VSBA Chief Lobbyist, Stacy Haney, at shaney@haneyphinyo.com or VSBA Government Relations Specialist JT Kessler at jason@vsba.org.
Finally, be sure to check back regularly and monitor VSBA on Facebook and Twitter daily for real time information from
the general assembly, as well as responding to any Legislative Action Alerts
from the VSBA Government Relations team.
Thank you for all you do on behalf of public education in the Commonwealth!
