On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, the Virginia General Assembly
held its Reconvene Session to consider recommendations and vetoes from Governor
Glenn Youngkin to legislation passed during the 2025 session. The amendments
below to HB 1600 (Torian), reflect key actions taken by the General Assembly to
recommendations (amendments) to items related to K-12 public education. To
review the entire list of recommendations made by the Governor to the Enrolled
Budget passed by the General Assembly in February, click
here.
To see the list of actions on other K-12 related recommendations to HB 1600 by Governor Youngkin, click here.
Governor’s Amendment #55- House and Senate Concur
Item 125 #9c- This amendment increases support for the School Construction Assistance Program in FY 2025 with a one-time deposit of $50.0 million from the Literary Fund to the School Construction Fund.
Governor’s Amendment #56- House Passed By- Amendment Fails
Item 125 #11c- This amendment modifies the funded support position staffing ratio to 25.50 support positions per 1,000 students in average daily membership. This provides an additional $84.8 million general fund over Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I, to support the state share of these positions in FY 2026.
Governor’s Amendment #57- House Passed By- Amendment Fails
This
amendment provides additional funding for deposit to the College Partnership
Laboratory School Fund in support of new and existing lab schools. This
amendment does not have a line item number as it was not included in the Enrolled
Budget passed by the General Assembly in February.
Governor’s Amendment #58- House Passed By- Amendment Fails
This amendment provides funding for Virginia Opportunity Scholarships to award grants to eligible economically disadvantaged students to cover the costs of attending an accredited private school in the Commonwealth. This amendment does not have a line-item number as it was not included in the Enrolled Budget passed by the General Assembly in February.
