Direct Aid to Public Education [197]
Secretarial Area: Education
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $5,675,304,086 $1,698,600,564 $7,373,904,650
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $5,962,959,274 $1,680,290,210 $7,643,249,484
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $6,258,717,882 $1,813,268,450 $8,071,986,332
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $6,556,846,161 $1,819,319,667 $8,376,165,828
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $6,857,617,198 $1,992,351,356 $8,849,968,554
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $7,180,933,220 $2,004,726,703 $9,185,659,923
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $9,143,956,725 $1,960,365,888 $11,104,322,613
2022-2024 2023 Previous Legislative Appropriation $9,143,956,725 $1,960,365,888 $11,104,322,613
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments $0 $0 $0
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $8,928,053,096 $2,070,513,379 $10,998,566,475
2022-2024 2024 Previous Legislative Appropriation $9,214,996,464 $1,981,025,356 $11,196,021,820
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments ($282,613,431) $89,488,023 ($193,125,408)
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments ($4,329,937) $0 ($4,329,937)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2023 Previous Legislative Appropriation 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 Previous Legislative Appropriation 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Update Lottery proceeds for public education Decision Package
  Adjusts funding to reflect an increase in the estimate of Lottery proceeds from $855.2 million to $944.7 million.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($89,488,027)
Nongeneral Fund $0 $89,488,023
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Update sales tax revenues for public education Decision Package
  Updates funding provided to local school divisions based on the December 2023 sales tax forecast.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($71,406,293)
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Update Average Daily Membership projections Decision Package
  Updates Average Daily Membership projections based on actual Fall Membership data submitted by local school divisions in fall 2023, which is lower than the enrollment assumed in Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($58,717,190)
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Update Incentive Programs Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for certain educational programs that exceed the foundation of the Standards of Quality. These programs are designed to address educational needs of specific targeted student populations. Funding for these programs is primarily formula-driven and subject to changes in membership, participation rates, and test scores.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($37,212,359)
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Update Lottery supported programs Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for Lottery-funded programs based on actual and updated projections for participation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($18,594,973)
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Update enrollment data for English as a Second Language Decision Package
  Updates the cost of the English as a Second Language Standards of Quality program to reflect the number of students with limited English proficiency reported by local school divisions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($4,001,481)
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Update Remedial Summer School program participation Decision Package
  Updates the cost of the Remedial Summer School Standards of Quality program to reflect actual data reported by local school divisions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($2,695,859)
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Update Categorical programs Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for educational programs that are not included in the Standards of Quality. State or federal statutes or regulations mandate most categorical programs. These adjustments update the cost of continuing the current programs with the required data revisions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $919,155
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Update Fall Membership in Direct Aid program formulas Decision Package
  Updates the Fall Membership data used in certain Direct Aid to Public Education program funding formulas based on actual data submitted by school divisions in fall 2023.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($799,179)
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Update supplemental education programs Decision Package
  Updates state support for National Board Certified Teacher bonuses based on the projected number of teachers eligible for this bonus in fiscal year 2024.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($602,500)
•
Update distributions for school age population Decision Package
  Updates distributions to local school divisions based on the latest yearly estimate of school age population from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($14,725)
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Clarify language directing allocation of Alternative Education slots Decision Package
  Clarifies that the Department of Education should prorate application requests for alternative education slots based on the total number of slots available.
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Freeze flexible funding supplement at Chapter 1 amount Decision Package
  Adds language clarifying that flexible per pupil amounts should be based on membership projections assumed in Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I and not updated based on updated enrollment projections.
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VPI and Early Childhood Technical Updates General Assembly Adjustment
  This technical amendment updates fiscal year 2024 enrollment data for the Virginia Preschool Initiative.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($9,634,497)
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Update state share of FY 2024 salary increase and Academic Year Governor's School payments (2024 Special Session I) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides additional funding to support the required state share of the FY24 K-12 salary increases and Academic Year Governor's School payments based on corrected school division data that the Department of Education (DOE) received after HB/SB29 was introduced.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $5,899,767
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Early Childhood Technical Updates General Assembly Adjustment
  This technical amendment recaptures $595,207 from the general fund in early childhood savings in fiscal year 2024.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($595,207)
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Safety and Security Grants (language only) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds language to designate funding to Richneck Elementary School in Newport News for safety and security improvements.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-09-2026 06:54:41