HB 1674 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Professional education programs; exemption for programs leading to certain endorsements.

Summary

Board of Education; accreditation requirements for professional education programs; exemption for professional education programs leading to certain endorsements. Directs the Board of Education to amend its regulations relating to accreditation requirements for professional education programs in the Commonwealth to require the Department of Education to provide an alternative to the requirement to obtain and maintain national accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation for any professional education program that leads to an endorsement as a school counselor or a school psychologist and has a secured specialty area accreditation from a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Issues: ✓ Education

Sub-Topics: Teachers

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 3, 2025 Signed Mar 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 186 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly, with the approval date updated to March 21, 2025. The core policy text remains unchanged, establishing a new exemption for certain professional education programs from the requirement to obtain national accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the substantive requirements for professional education programs are identical to the enrolled version.

TECHNICAL

Added the official chapter number (Chapter 186) and the specific approval date (March 21, 2025) to finalize the bill's status as law.

Removed the placeholder text indicating the bill was merely enrolled and awaiting approval.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 21, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 18, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 21, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 186 (Effective 07/01/25)

Mar 10, 2025

Senate · Passed

Signed by President

Mar 7, 2025

House of Delegates · Passed

Signed by Speaker

Mar 7, 2025

House of Delegates · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1674ER)

Feb 18, 2025

Senate · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 17, 2025

Senate · Passed

Passed by for the day

Feb 13, 2025

Senate · Reported by committee

Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

Feb 6, 2025

Senate · Referred to committee

Assigned Education sub: Public Education

Jan 22, 2025

Senate · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Jan 21, 2025

House of Delegates · Passed

Read third time and passed House (88-Y 8-N)

Jan 15, 2025

House of Delegates · Reported by committee

Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N)

Jan 10, 2025

House of Delegates · Referred to committee

Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee

Jan 3, 2025

House of Delegates · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee on Education

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors