# Virginia HB1599: Certain end-of-course Standards of Learning assessments; elimination and replacement.

Virginia HB1599, Certain end-of-course Standards of Learning assessments; elimination and replacement., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joshua G. Cole (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Left in Education) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1599-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1599
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Certain end-of-course Standards of Learning assessments; elimination and replacement.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Left in Education
- Sponsor: Joshua G. Cole (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: K-12 Subcommittee
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Certain end-of-course Standards of Learning assessments; elimination and replacement. Requires the Department of Education to eliminate the end-of-course Standards of Learning assessments for Chemistry and World History II. The bill requires the Board of Education to establish and make available to each local school board guidelines for the administration of a local alternative end-of-course assessment in each such course and each local school board to ensure that each student enrolled in either such course completes the relevant local alternative assessment. The bill clarifies that none of the foregoing provisions shall be construed to alter any high school graduation requirement established in relevant law or regulations.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joshua G. Cole (Democratic), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-04: Left in Education (House)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1599) (House)
- 2025-01-10: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-01-03: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-01-03: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100603D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012257.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012256.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012257.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012256.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1599-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).