# Virginia SB72: Virginia Parent Data Portal; creation and maintenance by Board of Education. Virginia SB72, Virginia Parent Data Portal; creation and maintenance by Board of Education., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jeremy S. McPike (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-19 (Left in Finance and Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB72-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB72 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Virginia Parent Data Portal; creation and maintenance by Board of Education. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2023-12-28 - Last action: 2024-11-19, Left in Finance and Appropriations - Sponsor: Jeremy S. McPike (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (45 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Board of Education; creation and maintenance of Virginia Parent Data Portal. Requires the Board of Education, on or before July 1, 2025, to create and maintain the Virginia Parent Data Portal that, among other things, (i) displays individualized student assessment data on all state-supported assessments, as that term is defined in the bill, (a) in a format that shows both current and cumulative data over time and (b) within 45 days of a state-supported assessment window closing for each state-supported assessment; (ii) provides a description of the purpose of each state-supported assessment, an explanation of how to interpret student data on each state-supported assessment, and a comparison of a student's performance on each state-supported assessment with the performance of the student's school, the student's school division, and the Commonwealth; (iii) is viewable from a mobile device in addition to a desktop computer; and (iv) provides functionality to enable school division personnel to manage and restrict user access to students and their parents. The bill requires the Board and the Department of Education to provide certain guidance and technical assistance to local school divisions on professional development for principals and teachers in parent engagement on and interpretation of student assessment data available through the Portal and requires each school board to annually provide high-quality professional development to principals and teachers on such topics. The bill satisfies the reenactment requirement of Chapter 652 of the Acts of Assembly of 2023. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jeremy S. McPike (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2024-02-08 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2024-02-01 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2024-02-01 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (10) - 2024-11-19: Left in Finance and Appropriations (Senate) - 2024-02-08: Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2024-02-02: Impact statement from DPB (SB72S1) (Senate) - 2024-02-01: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (Senate) - 2024-02-01: Committee substitute printed 24105007D-S1 (Senate) - 2024-02-01: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2024-01-25: Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered (Senate) - 2024-01-24: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education (Senate) - 2023-12-28: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2023-12-28: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102892D (Senate) ## Bill text - Substitute, 2024-02-01: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB72) - Introduced, 2024-01-16: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB72) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. 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(to governor) ## Sources - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB72) ## 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-SB72-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).