The Joint Subcommittee to Study Elementary and Secondary Education Funding was established in 2023 to provide on-going direction and oversight of Standards of Quality funding, to also include consideration of JLARC’s report Virginia’s K-12 Funding Formula, which included several recommendations and policy options for modifying how state aid is distributed to public schools.
Enabling Language
T.1. The Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees shall each appoint up to five members from their respective committees to a Joint Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education Funding to provide on-going direction and oversight of the Standards of Quality funding cost policies and to make recommendations to their respective committees.
2. As part of its oversight, the Joint Subcommittee shall: (i) review the recommendations and policy options offered in the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission’s July 2023 report, “Virginia’s K-12 Funding Formula”; (ii) determine the appropriateness of implementing each recommendation or policy option, (iii) propose appropriate amendments to each recommendation or policy option and (iv) develop a long-range plan for the phased implementation of its recommendations. In its deliberations, the Joint Subcommittee shall consider the long-term fiscal implications of each recommendation.
3. The Joint Subcommittee shall submit initial recommendations and an implementation plan to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees no later than November 1, 2024.
4. The school divisions, the staff of the Virginia Department of Education, and staff of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, are directed to provide technical assistance, as required, to the joint subcommittee.
2023 Special Session I, Chapter 1, Item 1
Members
House
Terry Austin
37th District
James Morefield
43rd District
Sam Rasoul
38th District
Briana Sewell
25th District
Senate
Jennifer B. Boysko
38th District
Mamie E. Locke
23rd District
L. Louise Lucas
18th District
Mark D. Obenshain
2nd District
Meeting Schedule
No upcoming meetings.
Resources and Deep Dives
Staff Contact
Staff support for the Joint Subcommittee to Study Elementary and Secondary Education Funding come from House Appropriations Committee staff and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee staff. House Appropriations Committee Staff that support the work of the Subcommittee is listed below.
