Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1831: Public schools; certain calculations in Standards of Quality, support services.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1831 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public schools; certain calculations in Standards of Quality, support services. Primary sponsor: Shelly Simonds (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 27, 2025): Incorporated by Appropriations (HB1954-Rasoul) (Voice Vote).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Public schools; Standards of Quality; certain calculations; support services. Requires the Department of Education, (i) in calculating the deduction of federal funds in the Standards of Quality funding formula, to examine actual school division spending on support costs as a percentage of actual school division spending on all public education costs, with certain exceptions such as food service, and (ii) in calculating the costs in the Standards of Quality funding formula beginning with fiscal year 2029, to include all employee benefit costs incurred by a majority of school divisions, including costs related to retirement, health care, life insurance, and payout of earned but unused leave. The bill also requires support services positions to be funded based on a calculation of prevailing costs and prohibits such positions from being subject to any method of funding calculation that caps the number of funded support services positions based on a ratio of such positions to students enrolled in the school division, with the exception of certain support services positions enumerated in the bill. This bill was incorporated into HB 1954.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly Simonds | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 70 |
| Alfonso Lopez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 3 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Incorporated by Appropriations (HB1954-Rasoul) (Voice Vote)
- Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB1954-Rasoul (Voice Vote)
- Assigned Approps sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (11-Y 10-N)
- Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (5-Y 3-N)
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1831)
- Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101156D