Virginia Senate Bill 199
Session 2024
High school graduation requirements; satisfaction of elective course credits.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 8, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
199
State
Virginia
Session
2024
J.D. "Danny" Diggs
grade
Primary
Cosponsor
Motion Text
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate Roll Call Votes
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Summary
High school graduation requirements; satisfactionof certain course credits with workforce credentials; developmentand maintenance of list of accepted credentials. Requires theBoard of Education, in collaboration with the Virginia CommunityCollege System, to develop and maintain a current, comprehensive,and uniform list of industry-recognized workforce credentials thatstudents may take as a substitute for certain units of credit requiredfor graduation, including such credentials that are accepted as substitutesfor (i) laboratory science credits or (ii) electives credits. Thebill provides that such list uniformly applies across each localschool division and that each school board is required to accept as a substitute for a required credit any credential listed as anaccepted substitute for such required credit. The bill also requiresany College and Career Access Pathways Partnership entered into betweena school board and a comprehensive community college to specify,consistent with the list, industry-recognized credentials that areaccepted as substitutes for certain credits required for high schoolgraduation. Finally, the bill requires the Board, in establishinggraduation requirements, to permit any student to substitute (i)three standard units of credit and one verified credit in laboratoryscience or (ii) credits for electives for completion of any industry-approvedworkforce credential that is included on the list as an acceptedsubstitute for such credits.
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 is identical to HB 1345.
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101786D
January 8, 2024
Committee substitute printed 24105573D-S1
February 1, 2024
SB199ER
March 5, 2024
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB199FS1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB199FER122.PDF
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04/08/2024
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0666)
04/08/2024
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 666 (effective 7/1/24)
03/11/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
03/11/2024
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
03/07/2024
Senate
Signed by President
03/05/2024
House
Signed by Speaker
03/05/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB199ER)
03/05/2024
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB199ER)
03/05/2024
Senate
Enrolled
02/29/2024
House
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
02/29/2024
House
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/29/2024
House
Read third time
02/28/2024
House
Read second time
02/26/2024
House
Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
02/13/2024
House
Referred to Committee on Education
02/13/2024
House
Read first time
02/13/2024
House
Placed on Calendar
02/06/2024
Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/05/2024
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB199S1
02/05/2024
Senate
Committee substitute agreed to 24105573D-S1
02/05/2024
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
02/05/2024
Senate
Read second time
02/02/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
02/02/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB199S1)
02/01/2024
Senate
Committee substitute printed 24105573D-S1
02/01/2024
Senate
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
01/25/2024
Senate
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/10/2024
Senate
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
01/08/2024
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/08/2024
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101786D
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Record Created
Jan 9, 2024 6:05:36 PM
Record Updated
May 1, 2024 12:11:41 AM