VirginiaPublic elementary school students; DOE to study criteria used to determine retention of students.
What it does
Study; Department of Education; public elementary school students; retention criteria; report. Directs the Department of Education (the Department) to study criteria used in public elementary schools to determine retention of students. Additionally, the bill directs the Department to evaluate the feasibility of expanding the criteria used in retention decisions.
More detail
Finally, the bill requires the Department to submit a report of its findings and any recommendations to amend or expand criteria used to determine retention to the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than the first day of the 2027 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 18Left in Committee RulesLatest
- Jan 23Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 1-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends laying on the table. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Assigned HRUL sub: Studies SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on RulesMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102292DIntroduced