VA HB254 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Department of Education; School Construction Fund and Program; Gaming Proceeds Fund revenues. Establishes the School Construction Fund as a special nonreverting fund in the state treasury and requires the Department of Education to establish the School Construction Program for the purpose of providing grants from the Fund, subject to certain conditions, to school boards that leverage federal, state, and local programs and resources to finance the design and construction of new school buildings and facilities or the modernization and maintenance of existing school buildings and facilities. The bill provides that three percent of any fiscal year's budget surplus shall be appropriated to the School Construction Fund and Program. The bill also provides that any remaining revenues not appropriated by the Gaming Proceeds Fund shall be appropriated to the School Construction Fund and Program. Under current law, any remaining revenues in the Gaming Proceeds Fund not appropriated remain in the Fund until appropriated by the General Assembly for programs established to address public school construction, renovations, or upgrades.
Title
School Construction Fund and Program; created and established.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2022-02-07 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Finance (16-Y 5-N) (Y: 16 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Finance (16-Y 5-N) (Y: 16 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2022-02-15 | House | Left in Appropriations |
2022-02-07 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) |
2022-02-03 | House | Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education |
2022-02-02 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
2022-02-02 | House | Reported from Finance (16-Y 5-N) |
2022-01-20 | House | Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3 |
2022-01-11 | House | Referred to Committee on Finance |
2022-01-11 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103565D |
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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2 | 2 | 1509.5 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
22 | 1 | 140.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
58 | 1 | 4125 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |