Virginia · Senate Bill 855 · 2025 Regular Session

SOL assessments & related student assessment methods; assessment development, etc., reform.

SB 855 Sponsored by Schuyler T. VanValkenburg Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 3, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 3, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House of Delegates  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Board of Education; Standards of Learning assessments and related student assessment methods; assessment development, implementation, and administration reform. Modifies provisions relating to assessment methods for determining the level of achievement of the Standards of Learning objectives by all students, including (i) requirements relating to assessment administration aimed at maximizing instructional time and…

Read the full title (195 words)

Board of Education; Standards of Learning assessments and related student assessment methods; assessment development, implementation, and administration reform. Modifies provisions relating to assessment methods for determining the level of achievement of the Standards of Learning objectives by all students, including (i) requirements relating to assessment administration aimed at maximizing instructional time and optimizing time used for assessment administration; (ii) criteria and guidelines for the structure and content of Standards of Learning assessments and alternative assessments developed by local school boards, including criteria for the types of assessment items that shall be included; (iii) provisions relating to eligibility and timelines for students to retake assessments; and (iv) the scoring of Standards of Learning assessments and related assessments, including a requirement that all such assessments be scored on a 100-point scale. The bill requires the Board of Education to provide any teacher who participates in the scoring of Standards of Learning assessments professional development points toward renewal of his license for the time spent scoring such assessments. The bill also requires the Board of Education to develop and make available to each school board certain templates and guidelines relating to assessment content and structure and assessment scoring.

Every action

8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100253D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Education and Health · Senate Education and Health
  3. SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
  4. CommitteeReported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · Senate Education and Health15–0 vote
  5. CommitteeRereferred to Finance and Appropriations · Senate Finance and Appropriations
  6. SenateCommittee substitute printed 25105859D-S1
  7. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB855)
  8. CommitteeLeft in Finance and Appropriations · Senate Finance and Appropriations

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 23, 2025 Senate Education and Health Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 15

 Passed 15–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.

All 2 cosponsors

From Virginia's official records (lis.blob.core.windows.net), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.