SB 592 VA

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Board of Education; career and technical education courses, pathways, and credentials; biennial review; report. Requires the Board of Education and the Virginia Board of Workforce Development, with the assistance of the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, the Virginia Office of Education Economics, the Department of Education, the Virginia Community College System, and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, to conduct, beginning with the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026, and each odd-numbered year thereafter, a biennial review of all career and technical education course, pathway, and credential offerings available to public school students across the Commonwealth for the purpose of ensuring that all such career and technical education course, pathway, and credential offerings are (i) aligned with current and emerging industry and workforce needs, demands, and standards and (ii) designed to effectively prepare students for postsecondary success through gainful employment in a high-demand industry or field, enrollment in postsecondary education, or enlistment in the United States Armed Forces. The bill requires the Board of Education and the Virginia Board of Workforce Development to develop and submit to the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Labor, and the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by October 1 of each odd-numbered year a report on each such biennial review.

• Lamont Bagby Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101752D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 22, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
4. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Jan 30, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
6. Jan 30, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
7. Jan 30, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
8. Feb 2, 2026 Read second time · upper
9. Feb 2, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB592) · upper
11. Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB592) · upper
13. Feb 9, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
14. Feb 9, 2026 Read first time · lower
15. Feb 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
16. Feb 26, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
17. Mar 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends referring to Appropriations(9-Y 1-N) · lower
18. Mar 4, 2026 Referred from Education and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N) · lower
19. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
20. Mar 11, 2026 Read second time · lower
21. Mar 12, 2026 Read third time · lower
22. Mar 12, 2026 Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
23. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
24. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB592ER) · upper
25. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
26. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB592) · upper
27. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
29. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 347 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0347) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
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