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2015 SESSION

15101388D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1873
Offered January 14, 2015
Prefiled January 13, 2015
A BILL to direct the Board of Education to promulgate regulations establishing additional accreditation ratings.
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Patrons-- Krupicka, Mason, McClellan, Robinson and Ward
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Referred to Committee on Education
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. The Board of Education shall promulgate regulations establishing additional accreditation ratings that recognize the progress of schools that do not meet accreditation benchmarks but have significantly improved their pass rates, are within specified ranges of benchmarks, or have demonstrated significant growth for the majority of their students. The Board shall implement such regulations no later than the 2016-2017 school year.