SB724
High school grad. requirements & diploma pathways; consistency for cohorts of ninth grade students.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Christopher Head (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Board of Education; high school graduation requirements and diploma pathways; implementation.
Requires, in the event that the Board of Education establishes or modifies any graduation requirements or diploma pathways, the Board to (i) prior to the beginning of the first school year of implementation, post in a publicly accessible location on its website notice of and up-to-date guidance materials on such ... (More) graduation requirements or diploma pathways; (ii) only apply such new or modified graduation requirements or diploma pathways to students who enter ninth grade at the beginning of or after the first school year of implementation; and (iii) ensure that any student who entered ninth grade prior to the first school year of implementation is (a) not required to complete any such new or modified graduation requirements or diploma pathways in order to satisfy verified credit requirements for graduation, (b) is permitted to satisfy the verified credit requirements for graduation through completion of any graduation requirements or diploma pathways that were in effect at the time such student entered ninth grade, and (c) is permitted, at request of such student, to complete any such graduation requirements or diploma pathways without restricting, limiting, or invalidating such student's ability to complete any graduation requirements or diploma pathways that were in effect at the time he entered ninth grade. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/15/2026 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 26105476D
- 01/15/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB724)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106675D-S1
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB724)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/19/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/24/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/25/2026 - House: Reported from Education (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/02/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/02/2026 - House: Passed House (95-Y 2-N 0-A)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB724ER)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB724)
- 03/05/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
