Virginia Senate Bill 139

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-25 - Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (13-Y 2-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Board of Education; high school graduation; alternative pathways to the advanced studies diploma and associated diploma seals. Directs the Board of Education to establish two pathways to the advanced studies high school diploma, and associated diploma seals for students who successfully follow and demonstrate excellence on such pathways: one pathway that requires advanced coursework in a career and technical education field but does not require coursework in world language and another pathway that requires advanced coursework in world language but does not require coursework in a career and technical education field. The bill requires such pathways and associated diploma seals to become effective for the 2025–2026 school year and to be available to any student, regardless of the school year during which the student enters ninth grade. Board of Education; high school graduation; alternative pathways to the advanced studies diploma and associated diploma seals. Directs the Board of Education to establish two pathways to the advanced studies high school diploma, and associated diploma seals for students who successfully follow and demonstrate excellence on such pathways: one pathway that requires advanced coursework in a career and technical education field but does not require coursework in world language and another pathway that requires advanced coursework in world language but does not require coursework in a career and technical education field. The bill requires such pathways and associated diploma seals to become effective for the 2025–2026 school year and to be available to any student, regardless of the school year during which the student enters ninth grade.

High school graduation; alternative pathways to advanced studies diploma & associated diploma seals.

Sen. Jennifer Carroll Foy [D]

2024-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-25	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (13-Y 2-N)
2024-01-10	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Public Education
2024-01-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2024-01-05	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101497D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB139
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB139+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S04V0036+SB0139