An Act to require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to reverse certain recent actions and restore certain rescinded resources.
HB913 requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to undo actions taken on or after January 15, 2022, that rescinded certain Virginia Department of Education policies, programs, and instructional resources. The bill specifically targets materials and initiatives associated with cultural competency, inclusion and belonging, the history of slavery and the civil rights movement, and efforts to combat racism in the Commonwealth.
The measure directs the Superintendent to restore the Department of Education’s EdEquityVA website and related resources, including the Culturally Responsive Website and its associated materials, the “Teaching 9/11” web series, Superintendent’s Memo 280-20 on the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Audit Tool, Superintendent’s Memo 309-20 on navigating EdEquityVA, and Superintendent’s Memo 050-19. In effect, the bill reverses prior administrative removals tied to the Governor’s Executive Order One issued on January 15, 2022.
HB913 changes state education policy by mandating the restoration of specific Department of Education equity-related resources and guidance that had been rescinded. It affects the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Virginia Department of Education, and it reinstates instructional and administrative materials for use by schools, educators, and other education stakeholders across the Commonwealth.
Based on the bill text and the absence of recorded committee debate or vote details in the provided materials, the bill appears to reflect a policy preference for restoring equity-focused educational resources and reversing prior removals. The overall framing is affirmative toward cultural competency, inclusion, and anti-racism resources, with no documented opposition or amendment activity in the supplied record.
The likely point of contention is the underlying subject matter of the restored materials: diversity, equity, inclusion, cultural competency, and instruction on slavery, civil rights, and racism. Supporters would view the bill as reinstating important educational resources, while critics of such materials may object to the policy direction or to reversing the 2022 rescissions tied to Executive Order One. No specific committee objections or recorded vote splits were provided.