The Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee advanced three bills — on SOL assessment alternatives, a multicultural advisory board, and private school funding standards — while the outcome of a vote to table a bleeding control graduation requirement bill was not recorded before the transcript ended.
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“This addresses SOL assessments. It clarifies assessment alternatives for special education students. Repeals through your growth assessments, establishes some expectations for local alternative assessments. It requires the Board of Education to provide school divisions with best practices for grading local alternative assessments with a deadline of September 1, 2026.”
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Sign in to subscribeSam it. Good afternoon, Subcommittee on appropriation. Subcommittee K12 would now come to order. Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll? Thank you. A quorum is present. So today we're going to move right on with. I think there are four bills that we will be looking at. And at this time. Mr. Zach, if you would. Yes. Start with House Bill 2 99, please. Thank you. Madam Chair, your first bill is House Bill 299, Delegate Helmer. This addresses SOL assessments. It clarifies assessment alternatives for special education students. Repeals through your growth assessments, establishes some expectations for local alternative assessments. It requires the Board of Education to provide school divisions with best practices for grading local alternative assessments with a deadline of September 1, 2026. And it also establishes features desired for the new assessment contract proposal that's coming up, all of which are subject to a reenactment clause. And VDOE has stated they can absorb the impact of this bill. Thank you. And the bill has been already had public input. And so at this time. Then I will call for a motion to report the bill. Madam Chair. Yes. I move the report. House Bill…
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