VirginiaPublic schools; delayed implementation and review of revised public school accountability system.
What it does
Department of Education; public school accountability; delayed implementation and review of revised public school accountability system; report; emergency. Directs the Department of Education to delay for a period of one year the implementation of the revised public school accountability system adopted pursuant to applicable Board of Education regulations in order to conduct a review of and establish a stakeholder advisory committee to solicit input on such revised public school accountability system for the purpose of ensuring that such accountability system is designed to achieve fair, transparent, and actionable results aimed at improving student growth and learning outcomes across the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Department to, by April 1, 2026, (i) publish a report on the process and findings of the review conducted in accordance with the provisions of the bill and (ii) submit to the Governor, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the House Committee on Education a plan for modifying and implementing the revised public school accountability system that incorporates the findings of the review conducted and the input from the stakeholder advisory committee established in accordance with the provisions of the bill.
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The bill contains an emergency clause.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Feb 4Read third time and defeated by Senate (17-Y 22-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Read third time and defeated by Senate (17-Y 22-N). Result: fail.Upper
- Feb 3Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Jan 31Passed by for the day
- Jan 31Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- Jan 31Reading of substitute waived
- Jan 31Read second timeMinor
- Jan 30Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- Jan 30Rules suspended
- Jan 29Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB979)
- Jan 23Committee substitute printed 25105405D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)Minor
- Jan 16Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; Offered 01-08-2025 25101189DIntroduced
- Feb 4Read third time and defeated by Senate (17-Y 22-N)Latest