Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 979: Public schools; delayed implementation and review of revised public school accountability system.
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
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Plain-language summary
SB 979 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public schools; delayed implementation and review of revised public school accountability system. Primary sponsor: Ghazala F. Hashmi. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Read third time and defeated by Senate (17-Y 22-N).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
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.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghazala F. Hashmi | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Read third time and defeated by Senate (17-Y 22-N)
- Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- Read second time
- Passed by for the day
- Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- Reading of substitute waived
- Read second time
- Passed by for the day
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- Rules suspended
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB979)
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