Virginia SB 90 — Equity in public school funding and staffing; At-Risk Program established, Standards of Quality.

Virginia, 2027. SB 90: Equity in public school funding and staffing; At-Risk Program established, Standards of Quality.

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Latest action

July 21, 2026 — Continued from last session

Summary

Public schools; Standards of Quality; certain calculations; At-Risk Program established. The bill establishes (i) the At-Risk Program for the purpose of supporting programs and services for students who are educationally at-risk, including programs and services of prevention, intervention, or remediation; (ii) a state-funded, flexible per pupil Standards of Quality funding add-on to be applied for each special education student, calculated in accordance with the provisions of the bill, for the purpose of better meeting the educational needs of students with disabilities; and (iii) a state-funded, flexible per-pupil Standards of Quality funding add-on to be provided for each English language learner student, calculated in accordance with the provisions of the bill, for the purpose of better meeting the educational needs of English language learner students. The bill also establishes requirements and conditions for each school division receiving funding pursuant to the At-Risk Program or either of the per pupil Standards of Quality funding add-ons established pursuant to the bill, including a requirement that each such school division annually report to the Department of Education on the planned and actual uses of such funds. The bill directs the Department to annually compile and publish on its website a summary of the reports received from each school division on the use of such funds. Finally, the bill authorizes the Department, upon providing notice and an opportunity for corrective action, withhold, recover, or redirect funds provided pursuant to the bill from any school division found to be in noncompliance with the requirements set forth in the bill.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 22.1-199.1, 22.1-253.13:2, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, and 51.1-617 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public schools; Standards of Quality; certain calculations; At-Risk Program established.

Sponsors

• Barbara A. Favola — primary sponsor
• Saddam Azlan Salim
• Kannan Srinivasan

Bill text

Education and Health Substitute Read version ↗ Read version ↗ Read version ↗ Read version ↗

Introduced Read version ↗ Read version ↗

Recorded votes

No roll-call votes were supplied for this bill. This does not imply that no vote occurred.

Legislative history

1. July 21, 2026Continued from last session
2. February 10, 2026Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
3. February 4, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB90)
4. January 30, 2026Committee substitute printed 26105883D-S1
5. January 29, 2026Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
6. January 29, 2026Senate committee offered
7. January 26, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB90)
8. January 22, 2026Senate subcommittee offered
9. January 15, 2026Assigned Education sub: Public Education
10. December 31, 2025Referred to Committee on Education and Health
11. December 31, 2025Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102657D

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