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Public schools; textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials. Makes several changes relating to the textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials that are utilized as the curriculum basis for public elementary and secondary school student instruction, including (i) requiring each local school board to adopt and implement textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials in English language arts for grades six through 12 and mathematics, science, and history and social studies for grades kindergarten through 12 and requiring the Department of Education to support such local adoption and implementation in several ways and (ii) requiring each education preparation program offered by a public institution of higher education or private institution of higher education or alternative certification program that provides training for any student seeking initial licensure by the Board of Education with certain endorsements to include a program of coursework and clinical experience and require all such students to demonstrate mastery in identifying and implementing textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials. The provisions of the bill, with the exception of a provision that requires a study of and report on the textbook review and approval process by November 1, 2025, have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. This bill is identical to HB 2777.
Introduced
Jan 6, 2025
Last Action
May 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Approved by Governor-Chapter 683 (Effective 07/01/26)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0683)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
Communicated to Governor
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
Governor's substitute printed (SB955S4)
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
Governor's substitute printed (SB955S4)
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB955ER)
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB955)
Enrolled
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Conference report agreed to by House (88-Y 8-N)
Conference substitute printed 25107827D-S3
Amended by conference committee
Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
Conferees appointed by Senate
Delegates: Rasoul, Simonds, Coyner
Conferees appointed by House
Senators: VanValkenburg, Pekarsky, Pillion
House insisted on substitute
House requested conference committee
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read third time
Education Substitute agreed to
Passed House with substitute (84-Y 11-N)
Read second time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB955)
Committee substitute printed 25106937D-H1
Reported from Education with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB955)
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Education
Placed on Calendar
Education and Health Substitute rejected
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Reading of substitute waived
Read second time
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Committee substitute printed 25106456D-S2
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 25104821D-S1
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104228D
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0683)
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg
Carrie E. Coyner