HB 2686

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 16, 2025
  • Passed House Feb 04, 2025
  • Passed Senate Feb 18, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Mar 21, 2025

School boards; certain advanced or accelerated mathematics opportunities.

Abstract

Certain advanced or accelerated mathematics opportunities; policies and criteria for enrollment; data reporting. Requires each school board to develop and adopt a policy that sets forth the criteria for students in grades five through eight to be eligible to enroll in advanced or accelerated mathematics and requires each such policy to provide for (i) the automatic enrollment of certain students in advanced or accelerated mathematics based on Standards of Learning assessment scores, subject to course offerings and availability and the opportunity for parental opt-out; (ii) multiple additional pathways to student enrollment in advanced or accelerated mathematics; and (iii) an annual parental notification relating to mathematics coursework. The bill also requires each school board to report and the Department of Education to post on its website certain data relating to advanced or accelerated mathematics participation and performance.

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-207.9, relating to school boards; certain advanced or accelerated mathematics opportunities; policies and criteria for enrollment; data reporting.

Bill Sponsors (21)

Votes


Actions


Mar 21, 2025

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0309)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 309 (Effective 07/01/25)

Mar 11, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025

Mar 10, 2025

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 07, 2025

House

Enrolled

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2686)

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2686ER)

Feb 19, 2025

House

Senate substitute agreed to by House (84-Y 11-N)

Feb 18, 2025

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

Senate

Education and Health Substitute agreed to

Senate

Read third time

Feb 17, 2025

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)

Senate

Passed by for the day

Senate

Rules suspended

Feb 14, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2686)

Feb 13, 2025

Senate

Committee substitute printed 25107044D-S1

Senate

Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)

Feb 10, 2025

Senate

Assigned Education sub: Public Education

Feb 05, 2025

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Feb 04, 2025

House

Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

House

Passed House (99-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)

Feb 03, 2025

House

Read second time

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute

House

Education Substitute agreed to

Jan 31, 2025

House

Read first time

Jan 29, 2025

House

Committee substitute printed 25106296D-H1

House

Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

Jan 28, 2025

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

Jan 24, 2025

House

Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee

Jan 16, 2025

House

Referred to Committee on Education

House

Presented and ordered printed 25105181D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Chaptered HTML PDF
Enrolled HTML PDF
Education and Health Substitute HTML PDF
Education and Health Subcommittee Substitute HTML PDF
Education Substitute HTML PDF
Introduced HTML PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2686) PDF PDF

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