HB595
Graduation with an advanced studies diploma; requirements, complet. of Int'l Baccalaureate diploma.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Shelly Simonds (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Board of Education; high school graduation; simultaneous completion of International Baccalaureate diploma and advanced studies diploma.
Requires the Board of Education to permit any student who (i) during or after grade 10, transferred into a public high school in the Commonwealth and (ii) is simultaneously pursuing an advanced studies diploma and an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma to complete certain courses or sequences of courses required for ... (More) an IB diploma, as approved by the Board, including substitutes for the Virginia and U.S. history and government courses and for the economics and personal finance credit requirement. The bill also directs the Board to grant a waiver from the training in emergency first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the use of automated external defibrillators required for graduation to any student who (a) pursuant to his individualized education program or Section 504 Plan cannot successfully complete the training or (b) after grade 10, transfers from a school or other education program that does not require or give credit for such training. This bill incorporates HB 132. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104718D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/30/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/02/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB595)
- 02/03/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/03/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Incorporates HB132 (Simon)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107064D-H1
- 02/04/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB595)
- 02/06/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/09/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/09/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/09/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/10/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N 0-A)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108239D-S1
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/23/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB595)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/25/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (93-Y 2-N 0-A)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/02/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB595ER)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB595)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
