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High school graduation requirements; application. Provides that, in the event that the Board of Education establishes or modifies any graduation requirements or diploma pathways, the Board shall only apply such new or modified graduation requirements or diploma pathways to students who enter ninth grade at the beginning of or after the first school year of implementation of such new or modified graduation requirements or diploma pathways. The bill is applicable beginning with students who enter the ninth grade on or after the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year. This bill is identical to HB 1283.
Introduced
Jan 15, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 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 (SB724)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB724ER)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Read third time
Passed House (95-Y 2-N 0-A)
Read second time
Reported from Education (21-Y 1-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Education
Placed on Calendar
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB724)
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Read second time
Committee substitute printed 26106675D-S1
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Senate subcommittee offered
Senate committee offered
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB724)
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Presented and ordered printed 26105476D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Christopher T. Head