Bill Text: VA SB139 | 2024 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-25 - Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (13-Y 2-N) [SB139 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2024-SB139-Prefiled.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 139 Offered January 10, 2024 Prefiled January 5, 2024 A BILL to require the Board of Education to establish multiple pathways to the advanced studies diploma and associated diploma seals. ---------- Patron-- Carroll Foy ---------- Referred to Committee on Education and Health ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. The Board of Education (the Board) shall establish a pathway to the advanced studies high school diploma, and an associated diploma seal for students who successfully follow and demonstrate excellence on such pathway, that requires advanced coursework in a career and technical education field but does not require coursework in world language. The Board shall establish an additional pathway to the advanced studies high school diploma, and an associated diploma seal for students who successfully follow and demonstrate excellence on such pathway, that requires advanced coursework in world language but does not require coursework in a career and technical education field.

§2. The pathways to the advanced studies high school diploma and the associated diploma seals established by the Board of Education pursuant to §1 of this act shall become effective for the 2025–2026 school year and shall be available to any student, regardless of the school year during which the student enters ninth grade.