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High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits; certain substitutions permitted. Requires the Board of Education, in establishing high school graduation requirements, to permit any student to substitute the African American History course or the Advanced Placement African American Studies course for the World History I course or the World Geography course for the purpose of satisfying the history and social studies credit requirements, provided that (i) such a course is available to the student and (ii) the student is required to complete and receive a passing score on an applicable local alternative assessment or an equivalent Board-approved assessment, in order to satisfy history and social studies credit requirements for graduation. The bill directs the Board of Education to amend its regulations in accordance with the provisions of the bill and to ensure that no student who makes such a substitution is required to earn a verified credit for the World History I or World Geography course in order to graduate.
Introduced
Jan 7, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 2 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB182)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB182ER)
Enrolled
Signed by President
Senate substitute agreed to by House (65-Y 32-N 0-A)
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 16-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
Senate committee offered
Committee substitute printed 26108217D-S1
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB182)
Committee substitute printed 26106201D-H1
Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
House subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB182)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104524D
Referred to Committee on Education
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
David A. Reid
Gretchen M. Bulova