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HOUSE BILL NO. 259 Offered January 13, 2016 Prefiled December 31, 2015 A BILL to prohibit the Board of Education from replacing the Standards of Learning with Common Core State Standards without prior statutory approval. ----------
Patrons-- LaRock, Adams, Byron, Cline, Cole, Collins, Cox, Davis, Dudenhefer, Edmunds, Fowler, Freitas, Garrett, Gilbert, Head, Helsel, Hugo, Landes, Leftwich, LeMunyon, Massie, Miyares, Morris, O'Bannon, Orrock, Peace, Pogge, Poindexter, Robinson, Taylor, Wilt and Wright
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. The Board of Education shall not replace the educational objectives known as the Standards of Learning with Common Core State Standards without the prior statutory approval of the General Assembly. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the Board of Education from continuing or creating an educational standard or assessment that coincidentally is included in the standards referred to as the Common Core State Standards.