Bill Text: VA HB259 | 2016 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Virginia House Bill 259 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: SOL; Bd. of Education prohibited from adopting revisions that implement Common Core State Standards.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 32-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2016-03-08 - Requires 66 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto [HB259 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2016-HB259-Enrolled.html

VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to prohibit the Board of Education from replacing the Standards of Learning with Common Core State Standards without prior statutory approval. [H 259] Approved

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. The Board of Education shall not replace the educational objectives known as the Standards of Learning with Common Core State Standards without the prior statutory approval of the General Assembly. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the Board of Education from continuing or creating an educational standard or assessment that coincidentally is included in the standards referred to as the Common Core State Standards.