HB 1604 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Certain school divisions; cost-savings agreements; requirements.

Summary
Certain school divisions; cost-savings agreements; requirements. Removes the limitation on any school board that enters into certain cost-savings agreements with a school board that governs a contiguous school division for the consolidation or sharing of educational, administrative, or support services and thus qualifies for adjustment of state share of basic aid computed annually on the basis of the composite index of local ability-to-pay of such contiguous school division that caps such adjusted basic aid payment at an amount equal to the basic aid payment appropriated to such locality by the 2007 Session of the General Assembly. The bill also permits, notwithstanding the requirement set forth in relevant law that a school division have 65 percent or more of its local taxes coming from real estate taxes in order for the school board that governs such school division to be eligible to enter into such cost-savings agreements with a contiguous school division, the Bath County School Board to enter into such cost-savings agreements with the Augusta County School Board, provided that all other conditions and limitations set forth in relevant law apply to any such agreement.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Committee
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Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Committee
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Chris Runion
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