This report has been prepared and submitted to fulfill the requirements of Senate Bill 1288 and House Bill 2299 from the 2021 session of the Virginia General Assembly which required the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to develop and maintain a robust statewide plan for improving (i) its ongoing oversight of local practices related to transition planning and services and (ii) technical assistance and guidance provided for post-secondary transition planning and services. At a minimum, such plan shall articulate how VDOE will reliably and comprehensively assess the compliance and quality of transition plans for children with disabilities on an ongoing basis and communicate findings to local school division staff and local school boards.

The Department shall, no later than December 1 of each year, update the Chairmen of the Senate Committee of Education and Health and the House Committee on Education on its progress in implementing such plan.