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Subcommittee reviews SB 800 budget amendments for K‑12, early childhood and higher education
Summary
Staff presented the governor's amendments to SB 800 and Senate member amendments covering K‑12 (including Opportunity Scholarships and school construction), early childhood policy changes that could create additional child-care subsidy slots, and higher-education items such as appropriations for veteran education programs and nursing supports.
Staff members Anya and Wendy briefed the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee Education Subcommittee on proposed amendments to SB 800 and to the introduced budget, highlighting changes for K–12, early childhood and higher education.
"Given our time constraints, we're going to move relatively quickly through this, but we did want to make sure that we provide you all with an overview of the proposed amendments to SB 800 and the introduced budget," Anya said at the start of the presentation.
The introduced budget package staff summarized includes a proposed net increase of $286.5 million in general fund spending and more than $1 billion in nongeneral funds across the biennium. Notable K–12 proposals summarized by staff include a $50 million appropriation in the second year for Virginia Opportunity Scholarships to help low‑income students attend private schools…
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