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Committee amends SB311 to align with House-passed education bill and extends concentration-of-poverty formula

Ways and Means Committee · April 8, 2026
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Summary

Senate Bill 311 was amended to match House Bill 490 as passed: the changes remove proposed alterations to post-college and career-readiness standards, extend the concentration-of-poverty formula for three years, repeal a technology report requirement, and return expert review team funding to the blueprint; the bill moved favorable with amendments.

The Ways and Means Committee adopted amendments to Senate Bill 311 intended to place the bill in the same posture as House Bill 490 as passed by the House of Delegates, then moved SB311 favorable with amendments.

Delegate Ebersole described the…

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