HB410
School boards; participation in SAT School Day program required, student participation.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 2, 2026
House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
Chief Patron:
David Reid (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. School boards; participation in SAT School Day program required; student participation; fee reductions; report.
Requires each school board to participate in the SAT School Day program or any similar program offered by the College Board whereby high school students are permitted to take the SAT during regular school hours at the high school at which they are enrolled. The bill requires each school board ... (More) to offer each high school junior in the school division the opportunity to take the SAT pursuant to the program at least once during either the fall testing window or the spring testing window at the public high school at which the student is enrolled, provided that no such student shall be required to participate in the program. The bill contains provisions relating to testing fee reductions for certain students. The bill also requires each school board to annually report to the Department of Education data on student participation in the program, disaggregated by student subgroup based on gender, race, family income, special education status, English language learner status, and gifted status, and requires the Department to aggregate such data and report such data no later December 1 of each year to the General Assembly. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101945D
- 01/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/23/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/23/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/27/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/27/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB410)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/28/2026 - House: Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 5-N)
- 01/28/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/28/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106314D-H1
- 01/28/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 02/01/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/02/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
