SOL; Bd. of Education shall prioritize incorporation of assessments in languages other than English.
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What it does
Official summary
Board of Education; Standards of Learning assessments; availability in commonly spoken languages other than English. Requires the Board of Education to prioritize the incorporation of Standards of Learning assessments in commonly spoken languages in the Commonwealth other than English into its statewide student assessment system, and in any contract that it enters into with a third party for the development, establishment, and maintenance of such system.
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Where it stands
Introduced
Passed House
3Passed Senate
4To Governor
5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2025
Feb 13Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)Latest
Vote recorded Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
Feb 10Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
Feb 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1679)
Feb 5Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Feb 4Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N)Passed House
Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N). Result: pass.Lower
Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
Feb 3Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Feb 3Read second timeMinor
Feb 2Read first timeMinor
Jan 31Committee substitute printed 25106397D-H1Major
Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
Jan 31Reported from Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 10-N)Minor
Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 3-N)Major
Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
Jan 16Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1679)
Jan 15Assigned Approps sub: Elementary & Secondary EducationMinor
Vote recorded Reported from Education and rereferred to Appropriations (13-Y 8-N). Result: pass.Lower
Jan 15Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (13-Y 8-N)Minor
Jan 14Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (6-Y 2-N)
Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (6-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
Jan 10Assigned Educ sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
Jan 3Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
Jan 3Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100388DIntroduced