VirginiaVirginia school boards may pay chairs and vice-chairs extra salary
Virginia school boards may pay their chair and vice-chair extra annual salary if the required local body approves it.
What it does
School boards may pay their chair and vice-chair extra annual salary if the proper local body approves it. The printed text does not make the chair's pay limit clear.
Argument forExtra pay could recognize the added work of school board chairs and vice-chairs, if the proper local body approves it.
Argument againstExtra pay could raise local costs, and the amount for a chair is unclear in the printed text.
More detail
School boards may pay their chair and vice-chair extra annual salary. The provision applies to school board chairs and vice-chairs in Virginia. An elected or partly elected board must pass an appropriate resolution. For a board made up only of appointed members, the appropriate county, city, or town governing body must pass the resolution. The text gives no start date for these payments.
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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 4Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Feb 26Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)Minor
- Feb 23Assigned Education sub: Higher EducationMinor
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 3Read third time and passed House (71-Y 27-N 0-A)Passed House
- Feb 2Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 30Read first timeMinor
- Jan 28Reported from Education (16-Y 5-N)Minor
- Jan 27Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
- Jan 23Assigned HED sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB382)
- Jan 12Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 12Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102895DIntroduced
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