# Virginia SB1063: College and Career Ready Virginia Program; changes to Program and duties of certain entities.

Virginia SB1063, College and Career Ready Virginia Program; changes to Program and duties of certain entities., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Ghazala F. Hashmi (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-05 (Left in Finance and Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1063
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: College and Career Ready Virginia Program; changes to Program and duties of certain entities.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-02-05, Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Sponsor: Ghazala F. Hashmi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (15 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Department of Education; Virginia Community College System; College and Career Ready Virginia Program. Makes the following changes to the College and Career Ready Virginia Program (the Program) and the duties of certain entities relating to the Program: (i) modifies the provisions requiring both the Virginia Community College System (the System) and the Online Virginia Network Authority to offer each school board access to certain courses, including virtual courses, at each high school by eliminating all references to the Online Virginia Network Authority, thereby requiring only the System to offer each school board such courses pursuant to the Program; (ii) provides that the provisions of the Program requiring the System to offer each school board access to certain programs at no cost to the school board do not apply to any advance college academy or early college academy; (iii) removes from the membership of the advisory committee that the Department of Education and the System are directed to establish pursuant to applicable law representatives of Richard Bland College and representatives of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond; and (iv) delays from course registration for the fall term of the 2025 academic year to course registration for the fall term of the 2026 academic year the effective date of provisions of applicable law requiring the System to offer each school board access to certain courses.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ghazala F. Hashmi (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-02-05: Left in Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1063) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Committee substitute printed 25105792D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104468D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1042372.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1042371.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027110.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027109.PDF)
- Amendment, 2025-01-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1023489.HTML)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017696.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017694.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
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1042372.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1042371.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027110.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027109.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1023489.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017696.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017694.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-SB1063-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).