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SB231

Community Colleges and Virginia Community College System, State Board for; funding model, report.

Status:
In Senate

Latest Action: Feb. 3, 2026
Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Chief Patron:
Christopher Head (R)

Session:
2026 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. State Board for Community Colleges and Virginia Community College System; funding model; report.

Directs the State Board for Community Colleges (the State Board) and the Virginia Community College System to develop a community college funding model for the Commonwealth, and an implementation plan for such model, that balances base adequacy support and performance with outcomes-based funding. The bill requires the State Board to provide an interim report to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education by November 1, 2026, and a final report to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the House Committee on Education, and the House Committee on Appropriations by November 1, 2027. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/12/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100802D
  • 01/12/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 01/19/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
  • 01/22/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
  • 01/22/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
  • 01/29/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB231)
  • 02/03/2026 - Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)