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type: "Bill"
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title: "High school graduation requirements; satisfaction of elective course credits."
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description: "High school graduation requirements; satisfaction of certain course credits with workforce credentials; development and maintenance of list of accepted credentials. Requires the Board of Education, in collaboration with the Virginia Community College System, Career and Technical Education directors, and industry partners, to develop and maintain a current, comprehensive, and uniform list of industry-recognized workforce credentials that students may take as a substitute for certain units of credit required for graduation, including such credentials that are accepted as substitutes for electives credits and credentials completed outside of regular school hours. The bill requires each school board to accept as a substitute for a required credit any credential listed as an accepted substitute for such required credit. The bill also requires any College and Career Access Pathways Partnership entered into between a school board and a comprehensive community college to specify, consistent with the list, industry-recognized credentials that are accepted as substitutes for certain credits required for high school graduation. Finally, the bill requires the Board, in establishing graduation requirements, to permit any student to substitute elective credits for completion of any industry-approved workforce credential that is included on the list as an accepted substitute for such credits. This bill incorporates HB 1009 and is identical to SB 199."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 1345"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1345 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bonita G. Anthony"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 39
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2024-01-12"
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last_action: "2024-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2642eb18-043a-4841-b217-95794f5a872c"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB1345"
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source_hash: "9fd554011b627199e130c23d65eb4fdfcab343e1de7d0fd4a6bda5e915586cfe"
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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 1345 (2024) — High school graduation requirements; satisfaction of elective course credits.
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High school graduation requirements; satisfaction of certain course credits with workforce credentials; development and maintenance of list of accepted credentials. Requires the Board of Education, in collaboration with the Virginia Community College System, Career and Technical Education directors, and industry partners, to develop and maintain a current, comprehensive, and uniform list of industry-recognized workforce credentials that students may take as a substitute for certain units of credit required for graduation, including such credentials that are accepted as substitutes for electives credits and credentials completed outside of regular school hours. The bill requires each school board to accept as a substitute for a required credit any credential listed as an accepted substitute for such required credit. The bill also requires any College and Career Access Pathways Partnership entered into between a school board and a comprehensive community college to specify, consistent with the list, industry-recognized credentials that are accepted as substitutes for certain credits required for high school graduation. Finally, the bill requires the Board, in establishing graduation requirements, to permit any student to substitute elective credits for completion of any industry-approved workforce credential that is included on the list as an accepted substitute for such credits. This bill incorporates HB 1009 and is identical to SB 199.
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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. **CHAP0657** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0657)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24107044D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1345H1)
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3. **Committee substitute printed 24108257D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1345S1)
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4. **HB1345ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1345ER)
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5. **Presented and ordered printed 24104959D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1345)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bonita G. Anthony — primary (person)
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- Adele Y. McClure — cosponsor (person)
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- Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
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- Debra D. Gardner — cosponsor (person)
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- Delores L. McQuinn — cosponsor (person)
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- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
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- Ian T. Lovejoy — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeion A. Ward — cosponsor (person)
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- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Kannan Srinivasan — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
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- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael B. Feggans — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael J. Jones — cosponsor (person)
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- Phil M. Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
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- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
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- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-12** Presented and ordered printed 24104959D `introduction`
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- **2024-01-12** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-01** Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-06** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-06** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-02-07** Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-07** Committee substitute printed 24107044D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-07** Incorporates HB1009 (Lovejoy)
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- **2024-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-12** Committee substitute agreed to 24107044D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-12** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1345H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-13** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-13** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2024-02-14** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-20** Impact statement from DPB (HB1345H1)
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- **2024-02-21** Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-27** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-29** Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-29** Committee substitute printed 24108257D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-03-01** Impact statement from DPB (HB1345S1)
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- **2024-03-01** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-04** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2024-03-04** Committee substitute agreed to 24108257D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-03-04** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1345S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-03-04** Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-05** Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108257D-S1 (99-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-03-05** VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-03-25** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-25** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1345ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-25** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-27** Impact statement from DPB (HB1345ER)
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- **2024-03-27** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-27** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 657 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0657)
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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/2642eb18-043a-4841-b217-95794f5a872c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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