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2026 Priority Legislation

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Education

Cat Number Title Patron House Senate GA Governor updated
education HB 92 Support Equity in public school funding and staffing; at-risk Program established, standards of quality. more...
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;...
Sam Rasoul (D) Committee
Education
1/10/26
education HB 199 Support Through-year growth assessment system; alternatives during 2024-2028 school years permitted. more...
Extends from the 2025-2026 school year to the 2027-2028 school year the period during which, pursuant to applicable law, the Board of Education is required to permit school boards to administer assessments as alternatives to the through-year growth assessment system established by the Board of Education. ...
Sam Rasoul (D) Committee pending
1/10/26
education HB 206 Support College partnership laboratory schools; transparency. more...
Requires, for college partnership laboratory schools that form a collaborative partnership with one or more local school divisions, the parents of any enrolled student to be notified of such collaborative partnership ...
Karen Keys-Gamarra (D) Committee pending
1/10/26
education HB 279 Support Average teacher salary in the Commonwealth; national average. more...
Requires the Governor's introduced budget bills for the 2027 and 2028 Regular Sessions .. to propose funding for ... 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 ...
Nadarius Clark (D) Committee pending
1/11/26
education SB 33 Support Programs for at-risk students; permissible uses of funding. more...
Includes as covered programs that are eligible for funding under the At-Risk Program initiatives to support both the physical and mental health of students in public schools, including the hiring of registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses. The bill is a recommendation of the School Health Services Committee.
Barbara Favola (D)
Committee
Education & Health
1/10/26
education SB 66 Support Sales and use tax, local; additional tax authorized in all counties and cities to support schools. more...
Authorizes all counties and cities to impose an additional local sales and use tax at a rate not to exceed one percent with the revenue used only for public school capital projects, defined in the bill, if such levy is approved in a voter referendum. ...
Jeremy McPike (D)
Committee
Finance & Appropriations
1/10/26
education SB 90 Support Equity in public school funding and staffing; at-risk Program established, standards of quality. more...
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; ...
Barbara Favola (D)
Committee
Education & Health
1/10/26
No. of bills: 7
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Signed Signed by Governor.
Enrolled Sent to the Governor, but not yet signed.
Passed Passed House or Senate.
Comm In Committee. Hover to see committee name. Click to see members.
Read1/2/3 Read in chamber.
Reported Approved by Comm.
Recommends Recommended by Subcommittee.
Left Left in committee.
Incorp Incorporated into another bill.
PBI. Passed by Indefinitely.
Stricken Bill withdrawn.
  Defeated.

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