HB 1769 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Chronic student absenteeism; task force to examine its effects on local school divisions, etc.

Summary

Chronic Absenteeism Task Force; examination of chronic student absenteeism; report. Directs the Chronic Absenteeism Task Force convened by the Department of Education, in consultation with such interested stakeholders as it deems appropriate, to (i) examine chronic student absenteeism and its effects on local school divisions and (ii) make recommendations to the Board of Education, the Governor, and the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2025, on the feasibility and advisability of amending the Board of Education's regulations to exclude certain student absences from the calculation of chronic student absenteeism for the purpose of balancing the importance of student attendance with the need for administrative flexibility for local school divisions. This bill incorporates HB 1788.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Vetoed

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 5, 2025 Vetoed Mar 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Education Substitute → Education and Health Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change from a House Substitute to an Education and Health Substitute, indicating Senate committee involvement. The substantive policy changed from excluding long excused absences from chronic absenteeism calculations to requiring a task force to study chronic absenteeism and make recommendations on potential regulatory changes.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from immediate policy implementation to establishing a study and recommendation process for future policy changes.

REQUIREMENT

Changed from automatically excluding 15+ day excused absences from chronic absenteeism calculations to requiring the Chronic Absenteeism Task Force to examine the issue and make recommendations by November 1, 2025.

TIMELINE

Added a specific deadline of November 1, 2025 for the task force to submit recommendations to the Board of Education, Governor, and General Assembly.

SCOPE

Expanded the task force's mandate to examine the intersection between chronic absenteeism and readiness for school accountability under the School Performance and Support Network.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Feb 17, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Apr 2, 2025

Vetoed

House sustained Governor's veto

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor

executive

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1769ER)

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 3-N)

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 2-N)

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Public Education

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 10-N)

lower

Jan 24, 2025

Committee

Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee

lower

Jan 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors