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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public Instruction, Super. of; state program to support improvement of low-performing schools."
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description: "Board of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction; state program to support the improvement of low-performing schools. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to consistently and effectively implement a state program to support the improvement of low-performing schools based on school accountability standards established by the Board of Education within the standards of accreditation. The bill requires the Superintendent to ensure that the Department of Education is appropriately organized and employs qualified staff to effectively provide this support to such low-performing schools. The bill requires the Board to ensure that the Superintendent and the Department administer an effective school improvement program to support such low-performing schools. The bill is a recommendation of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 924"
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citation: "Virginia HB 924 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Sam Rasoul"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b2459db-d892-4726-a873-a27b066a2fc9"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB924"
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source_hash: "96ef1f86c04910202567beb00733973f5e9bedf4b51e82cbe8bbafa1725d2858"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 924 (2026) — Public Instruction, Super. of; state program to support improvement of low-performing schools.
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Board of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction; state program to support the improvement of low-performing schools. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to consistently and effectively implement a state program to support the improvement of low-performing schools based on school accountability standards established by the Board of Education within the standards of accreditation. The bill requires the Superintendent to ensure that the Department of Education is appropriately organized and employs qualified staff to effectively provide this support to such low-performing schools. The bill requires the Board to ensure that the Superintendent and the Department administer an effective school improvement program to support such low-performing schools. The bill is a recommendation of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086491.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216981.PDF)
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3. **Education Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116405.HTML)
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4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127279.PDF)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194327.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **88–10** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education with amendment(s) — **18–3** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Education and Health — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Sam Rasoul — primary (person)
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- Barbara A. Favola — cosponsor (person)
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- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
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- Nicole Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104052D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-22** Referred from General Laws and referred to Education (Voice Vote) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-30** Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-03** House committee offered
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- **2026-02-04** Reported from Education with amendment(s) (18-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB924)
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- **2026-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-09** committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-09** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2026-02-10** Read third time and passed House (88-Y 10-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-10** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB924)
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- **2026-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-11** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Assigned Education sub: Public Education `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26** Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-27** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-27** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-02** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-06** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB924ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB924)
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- **2026-03-06** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 240 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0240)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b2459db-d892-4726-a873-a27b066a2fc9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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