Why 1/5: The bill directs the Board of Education to develop new pathways and report by 2027; actual implementation and impact on students are not immediate.
This bill directs the Board of Education to develop new ways for students to earn a Standard Diploma, specifically by creating alternative pathways that do not solely rely on passing Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments. These new options aim to expand opportunities for students to demonstrate competence and graduate, including through non-assessment methods and hands-on learning.
First reading
Read first time
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Passed by for the day
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Floor substitute printed 26107051D-H1 (Rasoul)
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Floor offered Delegate Rasoul Substitute
Second reading
Read second time
Amendment rejected
committee amendments rejected
Substitute adopted
Delegate Rasoul Floor substitute agreed to
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Engrossed by House - floor substitute
Passed a chamber
Read third time and passed House (87-Y 11-N 0-A)
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Summarized from the official bill text (“Standard Diploma; Board of Education shall develop alternative graduation pathways to earn.”) · Read the actual bill →
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Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1171)
Referred to committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
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Continued to next session in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
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Senate subcommittee offered