VirginiaTeachers; timeline and process for increasing salaries to at least national average.
What it does
Average teacher salary in the Commonwealth; national average. Requires the Governor's introduced budget bills for the 2027 and 2028 Regular Sessions of the General Assembly to propose funding for, and state funding to be provided pursuant to the general appropriation act enacted during any regular or special session of the General Assembly during 2027 or 2028 to fund, the Commonwealth's share of compensation supplement incentives for Standards of Quality-funded instructional and support positions sufficient to increase the average teacher salary in the Commonwealth to at least the national average teacher salary by the end of fiscal year 2029 and establishes a detailed timeline and process for satisfying such requirement.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 10Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB284)
- Feb 6Committee substitute printed 26105818D-S1Major
- Feb 5Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 29Senate subcommittee offered
- Jan 29Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Jan 28Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB284)
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102126DIntroduced
- Feb 10Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Latest