SB 63 VA
Graduation with an advanced studies diploma; requirements, complet. of Int'l Baccalaureate diploma.
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Summary
Board of Education; high school graduation; simultaneous completion of International Baccalaureate diploma and advanced studies diploma. Requires the Board of Education to permit any student who (i) during or after grade 10, transferred into a public high school in the Commonwealth and (ii) is simultaneously pursuing an advanced studies diploma and an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma to complete certain courses or sequences of courses required for an IB diploma, as approved by the Board, including substitutes for the Virginia and U.S. history and government courses and for the economics and personal finance credit requirement. The bill also directs the Board to grant a waiver from the training in emergency first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the use of automated external defibrillators required for graduation to any student who (a) pursuant to his individualized education program or Section 504 Plan cannot successfully complete the training or (b) after grade 10, transfers from a school or other education program that does not require or give credit for such training. This bill is identical to HB 595.
Sponsor (1)
- Saddam Azlan Salim Democratic · primary
Action history (32)
- Dec 15, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101077D · upper
- Dec 15, 2025 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
- Jan 15, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
- Jan 22, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
- Jan 29, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
- Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 2-N) · upper
- Jan 30, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Jan 30, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Jan 30, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
- Jan 30, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105899D-S1 · upper
- Feb 2, 2026 Read second time · upper
- Feb 2, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
- Feb 2, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
- Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 6, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
- Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB63) · upper
- Feb 24, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Education (21-Y 1-N) · lower
- Feb 27, 2026 Read second time · lower
- Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · lower
- Mar 2, 2026 Passed House (96-Y 3-N 0-A) · lower
- Mar 5, 2026 Enrolled · upper
- Mar 5, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB63ER) · upper
- Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB63) · upper
- Mar 5, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
- Mar 5, 2026 Signed by President · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
- Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 183 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
- Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0183) · executive
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