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VA HB410
VA HB410School boards; participation in SAT School Day program required, student participation.
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Introduced
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
In Committee
03/05/2026
03/05/2026
Crossed Over
03/10/2026
03/10/2026
Passed
04/08/2026
04/08/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/08/2026
04/08/2026
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Regular Session
Bill Summary
School boards; participation in SAT School Day program required; student participation. Requires each school board to (i) participate in the SAT School Day program (the program) or any similar program offered by the College Board whereby high school students are permitted to take the SAT during regular school hours at the high school at which they are enrolled and (ii) offer each high school student in the school division the opportunity to take the SAT pursuant to the program at least once during the student's junior or senior year, in either the fall testing window or the spring testing window at the public high school at which the student is enrolled, provided that (a) no such student shall be required to participate in the program and (b) if the school board offers such opportunity during the fall testing window, the school board shall, to the extent feasible, align the days on which it offers such opportunity with the PSAT testing window and offer high school students in the school division to take either the SAT or the PSAT, as applicable, during regular school hours at the high school on the same school day.
AI Summary
This bill mandates that all school boards in Virginia must participate in the SAT School Day program, which allows high school students to take the SAT exam during regular school hours at their own high school, or a similar program offered by the College Board. Furthermore, each school board is required to provide every high school student with the chance to take the SAT at least once during their junior or senior year, either in the fall or spring testing period, at their enrolled public high school. Importantly, student participation in this program is voluntary, meaning no student will be forced to take the SAT. If a school board chooses to offer the SAT in the fall, they should, as much as possible, coordinate this with the PSAT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) testing window, allowing students to take either the SAT or the PSAT on the same school day.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0388) (on 04/08/2026)
Taxonomy
Education
- ‐ Elementary and Secondary Education
- ‐ Higher Education
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