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Bill Standards of Learning; assessments, eligibility for expedited retakes. Standards of Learning assessments; expedited retakes; eligibility. Directs the Board of Education to revise its regulations relating to student eligibility for an expedited retake of any Standards of Learning assessment, with the exception of the writing Standards of Learning assessments, to (i) provide that any student in grades three through 12 who scores in the 375 to 399 range, or an equivalent range on an alternative scoring scale, on a Standards of Learning assessment shall be eligible to retake such assessment on an expedited basis at least once prior to the next scheduled assessment administration and (ii) establish guidelines for and require each eligible student to complete prior to retaking any such assessment on an expedited basis a comprehensive remediation program based on such student's particular educational needs as identified by such student's assessment results. The bill requires the Board to implement such revised regulations by January 1, 2025. The bill clarifies that the provisions of the bill shall not be construed to affect any of the Board's regulations or policies relating to student eligibility for an expedited retake of any Standards of Learning assessment prior to January 1, 2025. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2024 HB 1451 Virginia HB 1451 (2024)
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Virginia HB 1451 (2024) — Standards of Learning; assessments, eligibility for expedited retakes.

Standards of Learning assessments; expedited retakes; eligibility. Directs the Board of Education to revise its regulations relating to student eligibility for an expedited retake of any Standards of Learning assessment, with the exception of the writing Standards of Learning assessments, to (i) provide that any student in grades three through 12 who scores in the 375 to 399 range, or an equivalent range on an alternative scoring scale, on a Standards of Learning assessment shall be eligible to retake such assessment on an expedited basis at least once prior to the next scheduled assessment administration and (ii) establish guidelines for and require each eligible student to complete prior to retaking any such assessment on an expedited basis a comprehensive remediation program based on such student's particular educational needs as identified by such student's assessment results. The bill requires the Board to implement such revised regulations by January 1, 2025. The bill clarifies that the provisions of the bill shall not be construed to affect any of the Board's regulations or policies relating to student eligibility for an expedited retake of any Standards of Learning assessment prior to January 1, 2025.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. CHAP0612 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB1451ER (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB1451S1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Presented and ordered printed 24100625D (committee substitute) — source
  5. Printed as engrossed 24100625D-E (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Education with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) — 210 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) — 53 (pass) · lower
  • Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) — 391 (pass) · upper
  • Defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N) — 1921 (fail) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 4-N) — 364 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N) — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) — 96 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 980 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Eric Phillips — primary (person)
  • Israel D. O'Quinn — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2024-01-18 Presented and ordered printed 24100625D introduction
  • 2024-01-18 Referred to Committee on Education referral-committee
  • 2024-02-01 Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2024-02-02 Impact statement from DPB (HB1451)
  • 2024-02-06 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
  • 2024-02-07 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2024-02-07 Reported from Education with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-09 Read first time reading-1
  • 2024-02-12 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-02-12 Committee amendment agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2024-02-12 Engrossed by House as amended HB1451E
  • 2024-02-12 Printed as engrossed 24100625D-E
  • 2024-02-13 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2024-02-13 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2024-02-14 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2024-02-14 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
  • 2024-02-21 Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education referral-committee
  • 2024-02-29 Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-03-01 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-03-04 Read third time reading-3
  • 2024-03-04 Passed by for the day
  • 2024-03-05 Read third time reading-3
  • 2024-03-05 Defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N)
  • 2024-03-05 Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
  • 2024-03-05 Passed by for the day
  • 2024-03-06 Read third time reading-3
  • 2024-03-06 Passed by for the day
  • 2024-03-07 Floor substitute printed 24108999D-S1 (VanValkenburg)
  • 2024-03-07 Read third time reading-3
  • 2024-03-07 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2024-03-07 Substitute by Senator VanValkenburg agreed to 24108999D-S1
  • 2024-03-07 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB1451S1
  • 2024-03-07 Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 4-N) passage
  • 2024-03-07 Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108999D-S1 (99-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2024-03-07 VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-03-25 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2024-03-25 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1451ER) passage
  • 2024-03-25 Signed by President passage
  • 2024-03-26 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2024-03-27 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2024-03-27 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 executive-receipt
  • 2024-04-01 Impact statement from DPB (HB1451ER)
  • 2024-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 612 (effective 7/1/24) executive-signature
  • 2024-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0612)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/294b1817-32b8-4f4b-8cd0-a94970fd8bc0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).