VirginiaSOL assessments and related assessment methods; development, administration, scoring, and release.
What it does
Board of Education; Standards of Learning assessments and related assessment methods; development, administration, scoring, and release. Makes several clarifying revisions to applicable law relating to the development, administration, and scoring of Standards of Learning assessments and related assessment methods for determining the level of achievement of Standards of Learning objectives by all students, including (i) clarifying that students who are children with disabilities, as that term is defined by applicable law, who participate in alternative methods of Standards of Learning assessment administration or in alternate assessments through the Virginia Alternate Assessment Program are exempt from several requirements set forth in applicable law relating to the administration and grading of Standards of Learning assessments and related assessments and (ii) repealing the provisions requiring the Board of Education to establish a through-year growth assessment system in lieu of a one-time end-of-year assessment. The provisions of the bill limiting the number of end-of-course assessments that may be administered to students in grades seven through 12 and requiring the score received by each student in grades seven through 12 on an end-of-course assessment to account for at least 10 percent of the student's final grade in such course are subject to a contingent and delayed effective date.
More detail
This bill is identical to HB 299.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0103)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 103 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB200)
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB200ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 13Conference report agreed to by House (85-Y 10-N 0-A)Minor
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Committee Report R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 13Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Minor
- Mar 12Conference Report released
- Vote recorded Accede Conference Committee R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 12House Conferees: Helmer, Anderson, Hamilton
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 12Senate Conferees: VanValkenburg, Pekarsky, Craig
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 12Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 11House requested conference committeeMinor
- Mar 11House insisted on amendments
- Mar 10House Amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Concur House Amendment R. Result: fail.Upper
- Mar 9Passed House with amendment (82-Y 15-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9Engrossed by House as amended
- Mar 9committee amendment agreed toMajor
- Mar 9Read third timeMinor
- Mar 6Read second timeMinor
- Mar 4Reported from Education with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4House committee offered
- Feb 24Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Feb 24Read first timeMinor
- Feb 24Placed on Calendar
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB200)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 16Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 16Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 16Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 12Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Committee substitute printed 26107470D-S1Major
- Feb 12Incorporates SB16 (Suetterlein)
- Feb 12Senate committee offered
- Feb 12Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A)Minor
- Feb 12Senate committee offered
- Feb 12Senate subcommittee offered
- Feb 5Senate subcommittee offered
- Jan 29Senate subcommittee offered
- Jan 29Senate subcommittee offered
- Jan 29Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Jan 9Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104348DIntroduced