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2005 SESSION
SB 1045 Diplomas; guidelines for awarding.
Introduced by: Frank W. Wagner | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Diplomas; student-selected verified credits. Directs the Board of Education to provide for the award of verified credits for passing scores on industry certifications, state licensure examinations, and national occupational competency assessments approved by the Board of Education. School boards shall report annually to the Board of Education the number of industry certifications obtained and state licensure examinations passed, and will include this number as a category on the school's achievement report card.
Currently, the Standards of Accreditation (SOA) require the accumulation of a specific number of standard and verified units of credit for standard diplomas. The verified unit of credit is awarded upon passage of the relevant Standards of Learning (SOL) test (additional tests approved by the Board of Education), as well as the course (8 VAC 20-131-110 A, B). The Standard Diploma requires 22 credits, six of which must be verified units of credit, while the Advanced Studies Diploma requires 24 credits, with nine verified units. The SOA currently require verified units of credit in specific subjects, such as English, mathematics, science, history and social science. The Modified Standard Diploma is awarded to students with disabilities who are "unlikely to meet the credit requirements for a Standard Diploma" (8 VAC 20-131-50).
School accreditation is based on pass rates for the SOL assessments (8 VAC 20-131-300).
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/05 Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051850832 pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/05 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 051850832 pdf | impact statement
- 02/04/05 Senate: Committee substitute printed 050204832-S1 pdf
- 03/07/05 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1045ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/29/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0345) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/05 Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051850832
- 01/12/05 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/27/05 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 051850832
- 02/04/05 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/05 Senate: Committee substitute printed 050204832-S1
- 02/07/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/05 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/05 Senate: Read second time
- 02/08/05 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/08/05 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 050204832-S1
- 02/08/05 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1045S1
- 02/08/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/05 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/05 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/05 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/05 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/11/05 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/05 House: Read first time
- 02/11/05 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/16/05 House: Reported from Education with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/05 House: Read second time
- 02/18/05 House: Read third time
- 02/18/05 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/18/05 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/18/05 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/05 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/05 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/05 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/05 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1045ER)
- 03/09/05 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/09/05 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/05 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/21/05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 345 (effective 7/1/05)
- 03/29/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0345)