Bill Text: VA HB1873 | 2015 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Public schools; Board of Education to promulgate regulations for accreditation ratings.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-03-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0324) [HB1873 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2015-HB1873-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1873 Offered January 14, 2015 Prefiled January 13, 2015 A BILL to direct the Board of Education to promulgate regulations establishing additional accreditation ratings. ---------- Patron-- Krupicka ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. The Board of Education shall promulgate regulations establishing additional accreditation ratings that recognize the progress of schools that do not meet accreditation benchmarks but have significantly improved their pass rates, are within specified ranges of benchmarks, or have demonstrated significant growth for the majority of their students. The Board shall implement such regulations no later than the 2016-2017 school year.