VirginiaVirginia bill would publish school spending data for English learners
Virginia’s Department of Education would publish each local school division’s yearly spending data for English learner students, sorted by school, grade, and English skill level.
What it does
The Department of Education would publish yearly spending data for English learner students in each local school division, broken down by school level, grade, and English skill level.
Argument forPublic yearly spending data could help families and state leaders see how divisions spend money on English learner students at different school and grade levels.
Argument againstSorting and publishing spending data each year could add work for school divisions, especially when they track spending across school, grade, and English skill levels.
More detail
The Department of Education would collect and keep yearly spending data, publish it on its website, and report it to state leaders. The data would cover spending to educate English learner students in each local school division and be broken down by school level, grade level, and students’ English proficiency level. The Department would report the data to the Board of Education, the Governor, and the General Assembly by November 1 each year.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 21Continued from last sessionLatest
- Mar 3Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Feb 27Committee substitute printed 26108633D-S1Major
- Feb 26Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N 1-A)Minor
- Feb 26Senate committee offered
- Feb 19Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Feb 16Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 16Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 13Read third time and passed House (64-Y 31-N 0-A)Passed House
- Feb 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1367)
- Feb 12Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 12committee amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 11Read first timeMinor
- Feb 9Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N)Minor
- Feb 9Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N)
- Feb 9House subcommittee offered
- Feb 5Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1367)
- Feb 5Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1367)
- Feb 4Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary EducationMinor
- Feb 4Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (17-Y 4-N)Minor
- Feb 3Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
- Feb 2Assigned HED sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 20Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 20Presented and ordered printed 26104466DIntroduced
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