# Virginia HB1788: School Performance and Support Framework; certain excused student absences excluded, etc.

Virginia HB1788, School Performance and Support Framework; certain excused student absences excluded, etc., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Robert D. Orrock, Sr. (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-29 (Incorporated by Education (HB1769-Martinez) (Voice Vote)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1788-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1788
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: School Performance and Support Framework; certain excused student absences excluded, etc.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-06
- Last action: 2025-01-29, Incorporated by Education (HB1769-Martinez) (Voice Vote)
- Sponsor: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Board of Education; School Performance and Support Framework; readiness indicator; chronic absenteeism calculation; certain excused student absences excluded. Provides that in any case in which a student experiences an unexpected excused absence of any length based on extenuating circumstances, any such period of excused absence shall be excluded from the calculation of chronic absenteeism for the purpose of the readiness indicator in the Board of Education's school accountability system known as the School Performance and Support Framework or any successor school accountability system. This bill was incorporated into HB 1769.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Incorporated by Education (HB1769-Martinez) (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB1769-Martinez (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-01-29: Incorporated by Education (HB1769-Martinez) (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2025-01-28: Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB1769-Martinez (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2025-01-24: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-01-14: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1788) (House)
- 2025-01-06: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102200D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012982.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012981.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012982.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012981.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)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1788-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).