# Virginia HB2686: School boards; certain advanced or accelerated mathematics opportunities. Virginia HB2686, School boards; certain advanced or accelerated mathematics opportunities., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Katrina Callsen (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0309)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2686-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2686 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: School boards; certain advanced or accelerated mathematics opportunities. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0309) - Sponsor: Katrina Callsen (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (403 yes, 11 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary 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 any student in advanced or accelerated mathematics who receives a score on an end-of-year Standards of Learning mathematics assessment that is in the statewide, grade-level upper quartile, 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. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Katrina Callsen (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-19 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House | pass | 84 | 11 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (37) - 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0309) (Governor) - 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 309 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2686) (House) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2686ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-19: Senate substitute agreed to by House (84-Y 11-N) (House) - 2025-02-18: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2686) (House) - 2025-02-13: Committee substitute printed 25107044D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-04: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House) - 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-03: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2025-02-03: Education Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-02-03: Read second time (House) - 2025-01-31: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-29: Committee substitute printed 25106296D-H1 (House) - 2025-01-29: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-28: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-24: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House) - 2025-01-16: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2025-01-16: Presented and ordered printed 25105181D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072507.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072506.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1065158.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1065157.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052323.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052322.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045421.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045420.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031895.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031894.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021800.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021799.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. 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(to governor) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072507.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072506.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1065158.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1065157.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052323.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052322.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045421.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1045420.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031895.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031894.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021800.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021799.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) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2686-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).