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
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
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $9,143,956,725 $1,960,365,888 $11,104,322,613
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $8,928,053,096 $2,070,513,379 $10,998,566,475
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $9,671,035,619 $2,302,639,586 $11,973,675,205
2024-2026 2025 Base Budget $8,655,839,112 $1,894,854,648 $10,550,693,760
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments $402,804,498 $548,916,656 $951,721,154
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments $612,392,009 ($141,131,718) $471,260,291
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $9,822,713,068 $2,340,289,780 $12,163,002,848
2024-2026 2026 Base Budget $8,655,839,112 $1,894,854,648 $10,550,693,760
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments $421,025,888 $313,916,656 $734,942,544
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments $745,848,068 $131,518,476 $877,366,544
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
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
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2025 Base Budget 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 Base Budget 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Direct Aid Base amount Decision Package
  Provides for the ongoing impact of appropriation changes included in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I by updating the Direct Aid base to the Chapter 1 Fiscal Year 2024 amount, which is the base year for rebenchmarking.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $559,157,349 $559,157,349
Nongeneral Fund $86,170,708 $86,170,708
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Provide Literary Fund support for school employee retirement contributions Decision Package
  Supports a portion of public school employee retirement contributions with funds derived from the principal of the Literary Fund, in accordance with Article VIII, Section 8 of the Constitution of Virginia. The amount of support each year is based on the latest Literary Fund forecast provided by the Department of Treasury.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($150,000,000) ($150,000,000)
Nongeneral Fund $150,000,000 $150,000,000
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Reduce unfunded liabilities of the Teacher Retirement Plan Decision Package
  Provides funding for a one-time payment of $350 million to address unfunded liabilities of the Virginia Retirement System public school teacher plan. Includes $115 million general fund and $235 million from the Literary Fund.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $115,000,000 $0
Nongeneral Fund $235,000,000 $0
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Eliminate Supplemental General Fund Payment in Lieu of Sales Tax on Food and Personal Hygiene Products Decision Package
  Eliminates the Supplemental General Fund Payment in Lieu of Sales Tax on Food and Personal Hygiene Products. The net reduction accounts for the offsetting increase to the state share of Basic Aid.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($114,475,083) ($114,475,094)
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Rebenchmark the cost of Direct Aid to Public Education Decision Package
  Updates the state cost of Direct Aid to Public Education for the 2024-2026 biennium to reflect changes in enrollment, funded instructional salaries, school instructional and support expenditures, and other technical factors. These adjustments address the cost of continuing the current Direct Aid programs with the required data revisions and do not reflect changes in policy.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $72,623,293 $87,938,503
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Appropriate School Construction Fund revenue Decision Package
  Appropriates revenues deposited into the School Construction Fund from Casino Gambling Proceeds to be used on the School Construction Assistance Program.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $80,000,000 $80,000,000
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Provide a two percent compensation supplement for instructional and support positions in FY 2026 Decision Package
  Provides funding for the state share of a two percent salary increase, effective July 1, 2025, for funded Standards of Quality, Academic Year Governor's School Program, and Regional Alternative Education Program instructional and support positions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $122,755,950
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Adjust funding for retirement Decision Package
  Adjusts funding to reflect a change in the employer contribution rates for teacher retirement to 15.23 percent, reflecting the defined benefit contribution rate certified by the Virginia Retirement System Board of Trustees and the estimated employer contributions for the hybrid retirement program's defined contribution component. Contribution rates for group life insurance and retiree health insurance credit programs are maintained at their existing level, which are higher contribution rates than what was certified by the Board of Trustees.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($59,830,887) ($59,800,462)
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Redirect Virginia Preschool Initiative and Early Childhood Expansion nonparticipation savings to other early childhood programs Decision Package
  Realizes $80 million in state savings from the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) Program and the Early Childhood Expansion (ECE) Program, and redirects those savings to meet actual demand for early childcare and education services under the Mixed-Delivery Program and the Child Care Subsidy Program. State savings are the result of projected nonparticipation under VPI and ECE based on actual historical participation, and eliminating the Local Composite Index cap under these programs. Of that amount, $26.8 million is directed to the Mixed-Delivery Program under Direct Aid, and the balance is directed to the Child Care Subsidy Program under the Department of Education. A corresponding adjustment under the Department of Education includes this amount as additional support for the Child Care Subsidy Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($53,016,078) ($53,711,109)
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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 for the 2024-2026 biennium rebenchmarking.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($34,728,390) ($53,087,668)
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Update sales tax revenues for base expansion Decision Package
  Recognizes additional sales and use tax revenues dedicated to public education resulting from additional revenue generated by taxable services and digital personal property.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $23,856,394 $61,821,891
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Update sales tax revenues for public education Decision Package
  Updates funding provided to local school divisions based on the November 2023 sales tax forecast.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($47,041,201) ($16,065,471)
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Update composite index of local ability-to-pay Decision Package
  Updates accounts in Direct Aid for Public Education based on a biennial recalculation of the composite index, a measure of local ability-to-pay used to distribute funding to local school divisions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($30,768,348) ($30,514,611)
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Support expanded reading specialist staffing standard Decision Package
  Provides funding for the state share of one reading specialist position per 550 students in grades 4-5 and one reading specialist position per 1,100 students in grades 6-8, per Chapter 646, 2023 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $30,467,962 $30,713,413
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Provide reliable funding for College Partnership Laboratory Schools Decision Package
  Provides recurring deposits to the College Partnership Laboratory School Fund to be awarded pursuant to the guidelines established by the Board of Education.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $30,000,000 $30,000,000
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Provide a one percent bonus for instructional and support positions in FY 2025 Decision Package
  Provides the state share of a one percent bonus, effective July 1, 2024, for funded Standards of Quality, Academic Year Governor's School Program, and Regional Alternative Education Program instructional and support positions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $53,012,815 $0
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Support attainment of industry recognized credentials through Diploma Plus grants Decision Package
  Establishes the Diploma Plus program, which provides grants of up to $2,000 per student to support attainment of high-demand industry-recognized credentials. The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) will select fields eligible for the grant based on the Virginia Office of Education Economics' (VOEE) biennially-updated Top Jobs List as approved by the Virginia Board of Workforce Development. Funds may be used for costs associated with VDOE approved programs including tuition, fees, materials, transportation, or other associated costs for completing high-demand industry recognized credential pathway training courses and credential examinations.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $20,000,000 $20,000,000
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Update inflation for non-personal costs Decision Package
  Updates non-personal support cost inflation factors based on Fall 2023 data from the Department of Taxation. The Department of Education's 2024-2026 Rebenchmarking cost included an initial update to these factors based on Spring 2023 data.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($16,528,285) ($16,716,981)
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Update Career and Technical Education data Decision Package
  Updates funding for programs based on Fall 2023 data for enrollment in Career and Technical Education programs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $13,044,051 $13,097,702
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Update Lottery supported programs Decision Package
  Adjusts state support for Lottery-funded programs based on actual participation and updated projections.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($8,739,913) ($3,481,870)
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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 ($5,463,372) ($6,379,309)
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Update English as a Second Language enrollment projections 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 ($4,009,815) ($6,648,302)
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Update Lottery proceeds for public education Decision Package
  Adjusts funding to reflect a decrease in the estimate of Lottery proceeds to support K-12 Public Education from $855.2 million in the base budget to $852.9 million in FY 2025 and $852.9 million in FY 2026.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,254,048 $2,254,046
Nongeneral Fund ($2,254,052) ($2,254,052)
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Update Virginia Retirement System (VRS) rates for non-professional employees Decision Package
  Updates the non-professional retirement and health insurance credit for applicable local school division employees based on the VRS 2023 rates for political subdivisions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,664,106 $2,626,324
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Update Standards of Learning Test score data Decision Package
  Updates funding for programs based on Spring 2023 Standards of Learning pass rates.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,102,728 $2,131,165
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Update Remedial Summer School projections Decision Package
  Updates the cost of the Remedial Summer School Standards of Quality program to reflect projected participation in the 2024-2026 biennium.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($758,164) ($3,453,188)
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Remove cap on Supplemental Basic Aid payments Decision Package
  Removes the cap on supplemental basic aid payments made to a division pursuant to Section 22.1-98.2, Code of Virginia, notwithstanding the third enactment of Chapter 589, 2008 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,779,201 $1,740,790
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Update Fall Membership data 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 ($1,232,393) ($1,592,408)
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Update Categorical programs Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for certain educational programs that exceed the foundation of 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 $864,944 $900,696
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Provide supplemental support for Accomack and Northampton Decision Package
  Provides supplemental support for Accomack and Northampton school divisions for teacher recruitment and retention efforts, including adjustments to salary scales to minimize the misalignment to salary scales of adjacent counties.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $800,003 $799,997
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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 the 2024-2026 biennium.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($537,500) ($537,500)
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Increase funding for Communities in Schools Decision Package
  Increases support for Communities in Schools to strengthen and sustain existing programming and expand programming to new schools.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $500,000 $500,000
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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 $387,033 $387,035
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Provide funding for Reach Virginia Decision Package
  Provides funding for Reach Virginia to provide teacher retention services to Virginia public school divisions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $630,000 $0
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Transfer appropriation for Grow Your Own Teacher program Decision Package
  Transfers appropriation from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to Direct Aid to Public Education for the Grow Your Own Teacher grant program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $240,000 $240,000
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Increase funding for vision screening grants Decision Package
  Increases appropriation provided for school divisions to pay for a portion of the vision screening of students in kindergarten, grade two or three, and grades seven and ten.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $200,000 $200,000
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Provide funding for the Virginia Holocaust Museum Decision Package
  Provides funding to the Virginia Holocaust Museum for experiential learning opportunities for K-12 students.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $250,000 $125,000
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Transfer appropriation for Dual Enrollment Credentials Decision Package
  Transfers appropriation from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to Direct Aid to Public Education for a grant program to assist public school teachers taking college courses to be credentialed to teach dual-enrollment high school courses. This appropriation is consolidated with an existing grant program for this purpose under Direct Aid.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $100,000 $100,000
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Align teacher requirements for community providers of early childhood learning Decision Package
  Continues language authorized in Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I, to align teacher requirements for Virginia Preschool Initiative Community Provider programs to the Mixed Delivery program.
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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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Increase utilization of teacher scholarship funds supporting dual enrollment credentialing Decision Package
  Increases attractiveness of an underutilized grant program by increasing the maximum award and expanding eligibility to teachers pursing a credential to teach career and technical education courses.
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Early Childhood Care and Education General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment establishes a new item for Early Childhood Care and Education, consolidating appropriations for the Child Care Subsidy Program, Mixed Delivery Program, and Virginia Preschool Initiative, and provides support for these programs through the The table below outlines the funding for early childhood programs transferred into this Item and provides an additional $8.9 million the first year and $40.9 million the second year from the general fund and $25.0 the first year in nongeneral funds beyond the amounts proposed in the introduced budget.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $401,371,656 $497,603,088
Nongeneral Fund $193,868,282 $131,518,476
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2024 Special Session I: Provide Literary Fund support for retirement and school construction General Assembly Adjustment
  Supports a portion of public school employee retirement contributions with funds derived from the principal of the Literary Fund and provides $175M in FY 2025 in Literary Fund support for additional school construction loans.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $150,000,000 ($150,000,000)
Nongeneral Fund ($150,000,000) $150,000,000
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Direct Aid - Three Percent Compensation Supplement Each Year General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $178.1 million the first year and $361.0 million the second year from the general fund to provide the state's share of two 3.0 percent salary increases provided on July 1, 2024 and July 1, 2025.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $179,517,544 $244,339,724
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Direct Aid - At Risk Add On Program Revisions General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $186.7 million the first year and $184.6 million the second year from the general fund to (i) consolidate SOQ Prevention, Intervention, and Remediation and At-Risk Add-On incentive funding into a single At-Risk Add-On funding program, (ii) transition the proxy used to estimate the number of at-risk students from federal free lunch rates to federal Identified Student Percentage rates, using a multiplier of 1.25 plus one-quarter of English learner students, (iii) distributes an 11.0 percent add on to basic aid funding per at-risk student, and (iv) distributes a variable add on between 0 percent and 37 percent to basic aid funding per At-Risk student based on the concentration of At-Risk students in the school division relative to all other school divisions. This amendment addresses in part recommendations 8, 9, and 10 from JLARC's 2023 report, 'Virginia's K-12 Funding Formula.'
 
  FY FY
General Fund $186,666,764 $184,600,875
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Direct Aid - Redirect Funds to Literary Fund for School Construction General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment eliminates a proposed $350.0 million one-time deposit in fiscal year 2025 to the VRS teacher retirement fund, saving $115.0 million from the general fund and $235.0 million from the literary fund.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($115,000,000) $0
Nongeneral Fund ($235,000,000) $0
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Direct Aid - Provide General Fund for VRS Contributions and Restore Literary Fund Loans General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $150.0 million GF the second year to reverse usage of the Literary Fund for VRS Contributions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $150,000,000
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($150,000,000)
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Direct Aid - Move Virginia Preschool Initiative to Early Childhood Item General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment relocates funding and language related to the Virginia Preschool Initiative and Early Childhood Expansion to the new Early Childhood Care and Education item, Item 125.10.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($149,709,906) ($148,473,605)
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Direct Aid - Restore General Fund Payment in Lieu of Sales Tax General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $121.3 million the first year and $121.8 million the second year from the general fund to restore and reforecast the general fund payments provided in lieu of the K-12 dedicated sales tax on grocery and personal hygiene products that would have been collected had the tax not been eliminated effective January 1, 2023. The amount of these general fund payments is updated to $272.5 million the first year and $273.6 million in the second year. These payments reduce the state's share of basic aid by $151.1 million the first year and $151.7 million the second year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $121,284,840 $121,774,434
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2024 Special Session I: Update sales tax revenues for public education General Assembly Adjustment
  Updates sales tax revenues for public education as a result of eliminating the sales tax expansion.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($47,617,135) ($121,114,146)
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Direct Aid - Sales Tax Base Expansion New Economy General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $53.3 million the first year and $133.0 million the second year in additional sales tax distributions to school divisions resulting from the expansion of the sales tax base to include digital products and services. Sales tax distributions reduce the state's share of basic aid funding, resulting in a net increase of $23.7 million the first year and $59.2 million the second year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $23,722,866 $59,195,908
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Move Mixed Delivery Program to Early Childhood Item General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment relocates funding for Mixed Delivery early childhood slots to the new consolidated Early Childhood Care and Education item, Item 125.10.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($36,500,000) ($36,500,000)
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Direct Aid - ELL Staffing Ratios Based on Student Proficiency Level General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $37.9 million the first year and $43.7 million the second year to implement staffing standards for English Learner students based on student proficiency level, in lieu of the current standard that provides one position per 50 identified EL students. Flexibility is provided during the first year to implement this new standard to only require one-half of the additional positions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $37,894,669 $34,182,978
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2024 Special Session I: Use Historic VPI Nonparticipation Rate General Assembly Adjustment
  Updates the Virginia Preschool Initiative appropriation to reflect projected participation in FY 2025 and FY 2026 based on historical participation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($35,059,464) ($35,911,478)
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Direct Aid - College Partnership Lab Schools General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment eliminates $60.0 million over the biennium proposed to be transferred from the general fund to the College Partnership Laboratory School Fund. In addition, the amendment maintains language from the existing Appropriation Act that limits the use of the Fund to public four-year institutions. House Bill 29 amendments maintain amounts in the Fund for use throughout the 2024-26 biennium to address prior obligated funds.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($30,000,000) ($30,000,000)
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Direct Aid - Redirect One Percent Bonus General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment redirects $53.0 million from the general fund the first year in the introduced budget related to a one percent bonus for SOQ funded positions to support other education initiatives.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($53,012,826) $0
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2024 Special Session I: Increase Lottery Proceeds in FY 25 General Assembly Adjustment
  Increases the FY 2025 Lottery Proceeds appropriation by $25.0 million and reduces general fund appropriation by a like amount.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($25,000,000) $0
Nongeneral Fund $25,000,000 $0
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Direct Aid - Increase Lottery Proceeds Forecast General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment increases the lottery proceeds forecast by $25.0 million in the first year, resulting in general fund savings of a like amount.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($25,000,000) $0
Nongeneral Fund $25,000,000 $0
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Direct Aid - Redirect Funds for Diploma Plus General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment redirects $20.0 million from the general fund each year included in the introduced budget related to a new diploma plus program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($20,000,000) ($20,000,000)
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2024 Special Session I: Increase Infr & Ops Lottery Distribution General Assembly Adjustment
  Increases the FY 2025 appropriation for the Infrastructure and Operations Per Pupil Funds program by $25.0 million, consistent with the additional projected increase in FY 2025 Lottery Proceeds.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $25,000,000 $0
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Recognize B5 General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment increases funding for RecognizeB5 early childhood educator grants by $10.0 million in the first year from the general fund and eliminates funding in the second year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $10,000,000 ($10,000,000)
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Direct Aid - Adjust Group Life Insurance General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts the group life insurance rate from 1.34% to the 1.18% actuarial rate approved by the VRS Board, resulting in general fund savings of $3.0 million the first year and $3.1 million the second year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,988,602) ($3,135,037)
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Career and Technical Education Initiatives General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $6.0 million from the general fund the first year to provide support for career and technical education programs in Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Fredericksburg, and Stafford County.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $6,000,000 $0
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Direct Aid - School Breakfast General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $2.4 million from the general fund the first year and $2.7 million from the general fund the second year to increase the per meal reimbursement amount from $0.22 to $0.28 for the state funded incentive program to maximize federal school nutrition revenues and increase participation in the school breakfast program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,410,043 $2,665,129
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21st Century Community Learning Centers Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $3.0 million from the general fund the first year and $2.0 million from the general fund the second year to supplement the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,000,000 $2,000,000
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Community Schools Development and Implementation Planning Grant General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $2.5 million each year from the general fund for the Community Schools Development and Implementation Planning Grant program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,500,000 $2,500,000
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Direct Aid - Update Per Pupil Transportation Costs General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment decreases basic aid by $2.0 million GF the first year and $2.0 million GF the second year, representing a technical data correction.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,012,781) ($2,006,977)
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Direct Aid - Redirect Cap on Supplemental Basic Aid Payments General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment redirects $1.7 million GF the first year and $1.6 million GF the second year from the general fund each year by maintaining a cap on supplemental basic aid payments. The introduced budget proposed eliminating this cap.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,709,691) ($1,629,925)
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Direct Aid - Supplemental Support for Accomack and Northampton Counties General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $950,000 each year from the general fund to maintain the $1.75 million annual supplement provided to Accomack and Northampton Counties.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $950,001 $950,000
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AP, IB, and Cambridge Exam Fee Reduction Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $750,000 in each year from the general fund for the Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and Cambridge Assessment International Education Exam Fee Reduction Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $750,000 $750,000
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Recovery High Schools General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.5 million GF over the biennium to support the establishment of two recovery high schools.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,000,000 $500,000
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Expand Teacher Residency Funds - Richmond General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $600,000 in each year for the Richmond Teacher Residency Program at VCU.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $600,000 $600,000
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National Teacher Certification Title I and CEP Schools General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $500,000 from the general fund each year for incentive grants for teachers who are pursuing or have obtained a national certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and work in a Title 1 school or a school eligible for participation in the Community Eligibility Provision pursuant to ยง 22.1-207.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $500,000 $500,000
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PBS Blue Ridge General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $500,000 each year from the general fund for PBS Blue Ridge, for a total appropriation of $850,000 each year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $500,000 $500,000
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Redirect Communities in Schools Funding General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment captures $500,000 each year in general fund savings by level funding Communities in Schools at $2.0 million annually. The introduced budget proposed a $500,000 increase.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($500,000) ($500,000)
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Community Builders - Roanoke and Petersburg General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $800,000 over the biennium to establish the Community Builders Pilot Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $500,000 $300,000
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Increase Literacy Lab Funding General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $400,000 each year for the Literacy Lab - VPI Minority Educator Fellowship.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $400,000 $400,000
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Direct Aid - Move VPI Scholarship Program to Supplemental Grants General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment relocates the VPI scholarship program for provisionally licensed teachers from Item 125 to Item 124.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($306,100) ($306,100)
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Move VPI Scholarship Program to Supplemental Grants General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment relocates the VPI Provisional Teacher Licensure program from Item 125 to Item 124. Corresponding amendments relocate all VPI language from Item 125 to Items 124 and 125.10
 
  FY FY
General Fund $306,100 $306,100
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PBS Appalachia General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $250,000 each year for PBS Appalachia.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $250,000 $250,000
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Restore Critical National Security Language Grant Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $250,000 in each year to restore funding for the Critical National Security Language Grant program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $250,000 $250,000
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American Civil War Museum General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $200,000 from the general fund in each year for the American Civil War Museum.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $200,000 $200,000
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eMediaVA Digital Content for Schools General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $200,000 from the general fund each year to eMediaVA for the development of digital content to be used statewide.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $200,000 $200,000
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Increase Funding for CTE Resource Center General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $200,000 from the general fund each year for Virginia's Career and Technical Education Resource Center.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $200,000 $200,000
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YMCA Power Scholars General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides a $200,000 increase each year to support the YMCA's Power Scholars Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $200,000 $200,000
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Increase EduTutorVA Funding General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment increases funding to EduTutorVA by $150,000 from the general fund each year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $150,000 $150,000
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Reck League General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $150,000 from the general fund in each year to Reck League to support students in the Hampton Roads area.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $150,000 $150,000
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Soundscapes Newport News General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $90,000 in each year for the Soundscapes program in Newport News Public Schools.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $90,000 $90,000
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Pittsylvania County Public Library General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $160,000 the first year from the general fund to support programming at the Pittsylvania County Public Library - Gretna Branch.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $160,000 $0
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Public Safety Training Center - Prince William General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $50,000 in each year to Prince William County Public Schools for a Public Safety Training Center at Unity Reed High School, which prepares students for a career in fire fighting.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $50,000 $50,000
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Direct Aid - Update Head Start Enrollment General Assembly Adjustment
  This technical amendment provides $46,255 from the general fund the first year and $45,913 from the general fund the second year to update VPI based on updated Head Start enrollments.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $46,255 $45,913
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2024 Special Session I: Remove Head Start Technical from Item 125 General Assembly Adjustment
  Removes appropriation related to an early childhood care and education data update from the incorrect program. This is a technical amendment.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($46,161) ($45,813)
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Direct Aid - Update SOL Algebra Readiness Enrollment General Assembly Adjustment
  This technical amendment provides $41,896 from the general fund the first year to reflect updated SOL Algebra Readiness data.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $41,896 $0
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Direct Aid - Update Alternative Education Slots General Assembly Adjustment
  This technical amendment reduces funding by $7,959 from the general fund the first year and increases funding by $17,000 from the general fund the second year reflecting a technical update to the Regional Alternative Education program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($7,959) $17,000
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2024 Special Session I: Adjust lab school language require financial sustainability by the end of initial approval, require reporting General Assembly Adjustment
  Requires each college partnership laboratory school to reach financial sustainability by the end of their initial approval period, and requires each school to submit supporting information to the Board of Education demonstrating progress toward financial sustainability. Additionally, authorizes institutions not eligible for lab school funding to partner with a public baccalaureate institution of higher education in Virginia to operate a lab school if they wish to access funding from the College Partnership Laboratory School Fund.
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2024 Special Session I: Eliminate anticipated cannabis revenue language from early childhood General Assembly Adjustment
  Eliminates cannabis revenue from the fund sources supporting early childhood care and education programs. The legislation creating this revenue was vetoed.
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2024 Special Session I: Swap Reading Corp & Literacy Lab for Connect Plus & Black Hist Museum General Assembly Adjustment
  Provides state support for Connect Plus and the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia. Eliminates state support for the Virginia Reading Corps and Literacy Lab - VPI Minority Educator Fellowship.
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Direct Aid - Literary Fund School Construction Loans General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment authorizes the Department of Education to offer $250.0 million in school construction loans from the Literary Fund over the biennium and directs the Board of Education to revise its schedule of interest rates to be fully responsive to market rates while providing reasonably discounted interest rates.
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STEM C Competition Team Grants (language only) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides language for STEM+C Competition Team Grants.
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Virginia Holocaust Museum General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment updates language associated with the funding for the Virginia Holocaust Museum.


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