All Roll Calls
Yes: 74 • No: 34
VirginiaSB9792025 Regular SessionSenate
Public schools; delayed implementation and review of revised public school accountability system.
Sponsored By: Ghazala F. Hashmi (Democratic)
Failed
Summary
Department of Education; public school accountability; delayed implementation and review of revised public school accountability system; report; emergency. Directs the Department of Education to delay for a period of one year the implementation of the revised public school accountability system adopted pursuant to applicable Board of Education regulations in order to conduct a review of and establish a stakeholder advisory committee to solicit input on such revised public school accountability system for the purpose of ensuring that such accountability system is designed to achieve fair, transparent, and actionable results aimed at improving student growth and learning outcomes across the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Department to, by April 1, 2026, (i) publish a report on the process and findings of the review conducted in accordance with the provisions of the bill and (ii) submit to the Governor, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the House Committee on Education a plan for modifying and implementing the revised public school accountability system that incorporates the findings of the review conducted and the input from the stakeholder advisory committee established in accordance with the provisions of the bill. The bill contains an emergency clause.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Ghazala F. Hashmi
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 2/4/2025
Read third time and defeated by Senate
Yes: 17 • No: 22
Senate vote • 1/30/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading)
Yes: 39 • No: 0 • Other: 1
Senate vote • 1/29/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations
Yes: 10 • No: 5
Senate vote • 1/23/2025
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Yes: 8 • No: 7
Actions Timeline
Read third time and defeated by Senate (17-Y 22-N)
2/4/2025SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute
2/3/2025SenateRead second time
2/3/2025SenatePassed by for the day
1/31/2025SenateEducation and Health Substitute agreed to
1/31/2025SenateRead second time
1/31/2025SenateReading of substitute waived
1/31/2025SenateConstitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
1/30/2025SenatePassed by for the day
1/30/2025SenateRules suspended
1/30/2025SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
1/29/2025SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB979)
1/24/2025SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)
1/23/2025SenateCommittee substitute printed 25105405D-S1
1/23/2025SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
1/16/2025SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
1/7/2025SenatePrefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; Offered 01-08-2025 25101189D
1/7/2025Senate
Bill Text
Substitute
1/24/2025
Introduced
1/7/2025
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