SB200
SOL assessments and related assessment methods; development, administration, scoring, and release.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 13, 2026
House: Conference report agreed to by House (85-Y 10-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Schuyler VanValkenburg (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Board of Education; Standards of Learning assessments and related assessment methods; development, administration, scoring, and release.
Makes several clarifying revisions to applicable law relating to the development, administration, and scoring of Standards of Learning assessments and related assessment methods for determining the level of achievement of Standards of Learning objectives by all students. First, the bill clarifies that students who are children with disabilities, as that ... (More) term is defined by applicable law, who participate in alternative methods of Standards of Learning assessment administration or in alternate assessments through the Virginia Alternate Assessment Program are exempt from several requirements set forth in applicable law relating to the administration and grading of Standards of Learning assessments and related assessments. The bill also repeals the provisions requiring the Board of Education (the Board) to establish a through-year growth assessment system in lieu of a one-time end-of-year assessment. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104348D
- 01/09/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Incorporates SB16 (Suetterlein)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107470D-S1
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB200)
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 03/03/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 03/04/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 03/04/2026 - House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/09/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/09/2026 - House: committee amendment agreed to
- 03/09/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/09/2026 - House: Passed House with amendment (82-Y 15-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: House Amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - House: House insisted on amendments
- 03/11/2026 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: VanValkenburg, Pekarsky, Craig
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/12/2026 - House: House Conferees: Helmer, Anderson, Hamilton
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 26109567D-S2
- 03/12/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/13/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (85-Y 10-N 0-A)
