Virginia House Bill 1526 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 40-20)
Status: Passed on March 26 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0645)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Student literacy measures; scope; students in grades four through eight. Expands several provisions of the Virginia Literacy Act, enacted during the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly, effective with the 2024–2025 school year, and currently applicable to students in kindergarten through grade three, to students in grades four through eight, including (i) requiring each local school board to provide a program of literacy instruction to such students that is aligned with science-based reading research and provides evidenced-based literacy instruction; (ii) requiring each local school board to provide reading intervention services to such students who demonstrate substantial deficiencies based on their individual performance on the Standards of Learning reading assessment or a literacy screener provided or approved by the Department of Education; (iii) permitting the reading plan required for certain students in grades six through eight to include a literacy course, in addition to the course required by the Standards of Learning in English, that provides the specific evidence-based literacy instruction identified in such plan; (iv) requiring the Department to develop a list of core literacy curricula, supplemental instruction practices and programs, and intervention programs that consist of evidence-based literacy instruction aligned with science-based reading research for such students; (v) requiring each local school board to employ one reading specialist for each 550 students in kindergarten through grade eight; (vi) requiring the Board of Education to provide guidance on and each local school board to provide high-quality professional development and training in science-based reading research and evidence-based literacy instruction for certain middle school personnel; and (vii) requiring each divisionwide comprehensive plan to include a divisionwide literacy plan for such students. Student literacy measures; scope; students in grades four through eight. Expands several provisions of the Virginia Literacy Act, enacted during the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly, effective with the 2024–2025 school year, and currently applicable to students in kindergarten through grade three, to students in grades four through eight, including (i) requiring each local school board to provide a program of literacy instruction to such students that is aligned with science-based reading research and provides evidenced-based literacy instruction; (ii) requiring each local school board to provide reading intervention services to such students who demonstrate substantial deficiencies based on their individual performance on the Standards of Learning reading assessment or a literacy screener provided or approved by the Department of Education; (iii) permitting the reading plan required for certain students in grades six through eight to include a literacy course, in addition to the course required by the Standards of Learning in English, that provides the specific evidence-based literacy instruction identified in such plan; (iv) requiring the Department to develop a list of core literacy curricula, supplemental instruction practices and programs, and intervention programs that consist of evidence-based literacy instruction aligned with science-based reading research for such students; (v) requiring each local school board to employ one reading specialist for each 550 students in kindergarten through grade eight; (vi) requiring the Board of Education to provide guidance on and each local school board to provide high-quality professional development and training in science-based reading research and evidence-based literacy instruction for certain middle school personnel; and (vii) requiring each divisionwide comprehensive plan to include a divisionwide literacy plan for such students.

Student literacy measures; scope, students in grades four through eight, English SOLs.

Del. Carrie Coyner [R]	Del. Glenn Davis [R]	Sen. Suhas Subramanyam [D]	Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg [D]
Del. Dawn Adams [D]	Del. Timothy Anderson [R]	Del. Terry Austin [R]	Del. John Avoli [R]
Del. Jason Ballard [R]	Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]	Sen. Emily Brewer [R]	Del. David Bulova [D]
Del. Kathy Byron [R]	Del. Ellen Campbell [R]	Del. Jeffrey Campbell [R]	Del. Mike Cherry [R]
Del. AC Cordoza [R]	Del. Karrie Delaney [D]	Sen. Tara Durant [R]	Del. James Edmunds [R]
Del. Hyland Fowler [R]	Del. Nicholas Freitas [R]	Del. Jackie Glass [D]	Del. Karen Greenhalgh [R]
Sen. Chris Head [R]	Del. Keith Hodges [R]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]
Del. Terry Kilgore [R]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Dave LaRock [R]	Del. James Leftwich [R]
Del. Michelle Maldonado [D]	Del. Daniel Marshall [R]	Del. Joseph McNamara [R]	Del. James Morefield [R]
Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Israel O'Quinn [R]	Del. Robert Orrock [R]	Del. Marcia Price [D]
Del. Margaret Ransone [R]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. Roxann Robinson [R]	Sen. Danica Roem [D]
Del. Chris Runion [R]	Del. Phillip Scott [R]	Del. Briana Sewell [D]	Del. Irene Shin [D]
Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]	Del. Anne Ferrell Tata [R]	Del. Kim Taylor [R]
Del. Kathy Tran [D]	Del. Otto Wachsmann [R]	Del. Wendell Walker [R]	Del. William Wampler [R]
Del. Michael Webert [R]	Del. Bill Wiley [R]	Del. Tony Wilt [R]	Del. Scott Wyatt [R]

2023-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N) (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-23 - House - House: Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-26		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0645)
2023-03-26		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 645 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-24	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1526ER)
2023-02-24	House	Enrolled
2023-02-21	House	VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N)
2023-02-21	House	Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House 23106516D-S1 (95-Y 0-N)
2023-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-17	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB1526S1
2023-02-17	Senate	Amendment by Senator Lucas agreed to
2023-02-17	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2023-02-17	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to
2023-02-17	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-17	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-15	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
2023-02-09	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2023-02-09	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23106516D-S1
2023-02-09	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2023-02-03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2023-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-02	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2023-02-02	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2023-02-01	House	Printed as engrossed 23102820D-E
2023-02-01	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB1526E
2023-02-01	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2023-02-01	House	Read second time
2023-01-31	House	Read first time
2023-01-27	House	Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
2023-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-24	House	Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
2023-01-23	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2023-01-23	House	Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
2023-01-18	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2023-01-18	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-16	House	Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood/Innovation
2023-01-05	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2023-01-05	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102820D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	253.13:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	253.13:2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	253.13:5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	253.13:6	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1526
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1526+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1526E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1526S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1526ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0645+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105494A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1526AH
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106516D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1526AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1526ASE
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1526F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1526FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1526FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0903V0017+HB1526
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H09V0019+HB1526
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0203V0006+HB1526
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H02V0016+HB1526
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1285+HB1526
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S04V0262+HB1526
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S05V0386+HB1526
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0538HB1526+HB1526
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0550HB1526+HB1526
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2126+HB1526