Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 753: Standards of Quality; SOL assessments in languages other than English, development & administration.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 753 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on December 4, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Standards of Quality; SOL assessments in languages other than English, development & administration. Primary sponsor: Barbara Favola (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Left in Finance and Appropriations.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
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.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Favola | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 40 |
| Jennifer Carroll Foy | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 33 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB753)
- Committee substitute printed 25105192D-S1
- Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N)
- Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101351D