SB199
High school graduation requirements; satisfaction of elective course credits.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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, ... (More) 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 is identical to HB 1345. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2024 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101786D
- 01/08/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/10/2024 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/25/2024 - Senate: Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/01/2024 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24105573D-S1
- 02/02/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB199S1)
- 02/02/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2024 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/05/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24105573D-S1
- 02/05/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB199S1
- 02/06/2024 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/26/2024 - House: Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/29/2024 - House: Read third time
- 02/29/2024 - House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/2024 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB199ER)
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB199ER)
- 03/05/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2024 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 666 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/08/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0666)
