VirginiaCareer and technical education courses, pathways, and credentials; biennial review, report.
What it does
Board of Education; career and technical education courses, pathways, and credentials; biennial review; report. Requires the Board of Education and the Virginia Board of Workforce Development, with the assistance of the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, the Virginia Office of Education Economics, the Department of Education, the Virginia Community College System, and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, to conduct, beginning with the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026, and each odd-numbered year thereafter, a biennial review of all career and technical education course, pathway, and credential offerings available to public school students across the Commonwealth for the purpose of ensuring that all such career and technical education course, pathway, and credential offerings are (i) aligned with current and emerging industry and workforce needs, demands, and standards and (ii) designed to effectively prepare students for postsecondary success through gainful employment in a high-demand industry or field, enrollment in postsecondary education, or enlistment in the United States Armed Forces. The bill requires the Board of Education and the Virginia Board of Workforce Development to develop and submit to the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Labor, and the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by October 1 of each odd-numbered year a report on each such biennial review.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0347)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 347 (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 (SB592)
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB592ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 12Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 12Read third timeMinor
- Mar 11Read second timeMinor
- Mar 9Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Referred from Education and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Referred from Education. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3Subcommittee recommends referring to Appropriations(9-Y 1-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends referring to. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 26Assigned HED sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 9Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Feb 9Read first timeMinor
- Feb 9Placed on Calendar
- Feb 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB592)
- Feb 3Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB592)
- Feb 2Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- Feb 2Read second timeMinor
- Jan 30Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 30Rules suspended
- Jan 29Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101752DIntroduced