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HB 624STATE · VirginiaIntroduced

English language learner students; ratios of instructional positions, At-Risk Program established.

Voted 4/17/2024

Summary

Equity in public school funding; student need; English language learner and at-risk students. Amends Standard of Quality 2 by (i) requiring state funding to be provided to support ratios of instructional positions to English language learner students, based on each such student's English proficiency level, as established in the general appropriation act and (ii) (a) establishing the At-Risk Program for the purpose of supporting programs and services for students who are educationally at risk, including prevention, intervention, or remediation activities required pursuant to Standard 1 (§ 22.1-253.13:1); teacher recruitment programs and incentives; Dropout Prevention; community and school-based truancy officer programs; Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID); Project Discovery; programs for English language learners; the hiring of additional school counselors, testing coordinators, and licensed behavior analysts; and programs relating to increasing the success of disadvantaged students in completing a high school degree and providing opportunities to encourage further education and training and (b) requiring a portion of the state funding provided for such At-Risk Program to be allocated to school divisions on a flat per-student percentage rate set out in the general appropriation act and a portion of such funding to be allocated to school divisions on a variable rate set out in the general appropriation act based on the concentration of poverty in the school division. As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission.

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How representatives voted

407 yea·222 nay·13 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/17/2024Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
  2. 4/17/2024Communicated to Governor
  3. 4/17/2024VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
  4. 4/17/2024House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 100-N)
  5. 4/8/2024Governor's recommendation received by House
  6. 3/27/2024Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
  7. 3/27/2024Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
  8. 3/27/2024Impact statement from DPB (HB624ER)
  9. 3/26/2024Signed by Speaker
  10. 3/25/2024Signed by President