2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2686: School boards; certain advanced or accelerated mathematics opportunities.

Legislative Summary

Certain advanced or accelerated mathematics opportunities; policies and criteria for enrollment. Requires each school board to develop and adopt a policy that sets forth the criteria for students in grades five through eight to be eligible to enroll in advanced or accelerated mathematics and requires each such policy to provide for (i) the automatic enrollment of certain students in advanced or accelerated mathematics based on Standards of Learning assessment scores, subject to course offerings and availability and the opportunity for parental opt-out; (ii) multiple additional pathways to student enrollment in advanced or accelerated mathematics; and (iii) an annual parental notification relating to mathematics coursework.

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Bill History

1/16/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25105181D
House of Delegates
1/16/2025
Referred to Committee on Education
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106296D-H1
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Education Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/10/2025
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Senate
2/13/2025
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2025
Committee substitute printed 25107044D-S1
Senate
2/14/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2686)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/17/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
Senate
2/17/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/18/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/18/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/18/2025
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Senate
2/18/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Senate substitute agreed to by House (84-Y 11-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2686ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2686)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 309 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0309)

Roll Call Votes

Senate substitute agreed to by House (84-Y 11-N)
2/19/2025
84
Yea
11
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2/18/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
2/17/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
1/29/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/20255.7 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20255.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/13/20257.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/10/20257.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/29/20257.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/28/20257.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/16/20255.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/2025100.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/14/2025100.9 KB