Tuesday marked the halfway point in this year’s General Assembly session. All bills that have been approved by one house, now advance to the other for consideration, while any remaining bills will be dropped from consideration.
Loudoun’s delegation has several bills that are advancing through the crossover – most notably nine education bills.
Education Legislation
Five education bills advancing were introduced by Del. Atoosa Reaser (D-27).
HB2032 is intended to address the below average funding that Virginia gives to support English learner students and bring it up to the standard recommended in a 2023 Joint Legislative and Audit Review Commission report, according to Reaser. According to the report, funding should be at 40% instead of the roughly 19% that is happening now. The bill also directs the Department of Education to develop and implement a system for data collection on EL proficiency and expenditures and give a report on the findings by Sept. 1.
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