# Virginia SB753: Standards of Quality; SOL assessments in languages other than English, development & administration.

Virginia SB753, Standards of Quality; SOL assessments in languages other than English, development & administration., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara A. Favola (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 SB753
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Standards of Quality; SOL assessments in languages other than English, development & administration.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-04
- Last action: 2025-02-05, Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (12 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Standards of Quality; Standards of Learning assessments in languages other than English; development and administration. Requires (i) the Board of Education to develop Standards of Learning assessments in native languages other than English that are most commonly spoken in the Commonwealth; (ii) each school board to make available any such native language assessment to any English language learner student who speaks any such language natively and is identified as having limited English proficiency; (iii) the English language learner faculty at any such student's school to make the final determination as to whether administration of any such native language assessment is appropriate; and (iv) the provisions of the bill to be implemented by the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year. Finally, the bill directs the Department of Education to submit to the U.S. Department of Education by August 1, 2025 any amendments to its consolidated plan under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act, that are necessary to implement its provisions.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (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 | 12 | 3 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-02-05: Left in Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB753) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Committee substitute printed 25105192D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2024-12-04: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2024-12-04: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101351D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021669.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021668.PDF)
- Introduced, 2024-12-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011656.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011654.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/1021669.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021668.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011656.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011654.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-SB753-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).