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Western Virginia Public Education Consortium; governance; funding; duties. Makes several changes relating to the Western Virginia Public Education Consortium, including (i) clarifying that the establishment and maintenance of the Consortium is subject to the appropriation of funds by the General Assembly; (ii) adjusting the membership of the governing board of the Consortium to accurately reflect changes in House and Senatorial Districts and school division consolidation that occurred after the Consortium's initial establishment; and (iii) removing the requirement for the governing board of the Consortium to develop and maintain linkages with schools and school divisions in Northern Virginia to promote enhanced usage of educational technology.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Mar 12, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
Conference Report released
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Senate Conferees: Aird, Perry, Suetterlein
Conferees appointed by Senate
House Conferees: Rasoul, Franklin, L.V., Ballard
Conferees appointed by House
House acceded to request
Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Senate requested conference committee
Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 95-N 0-A)
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Committee substitute printed 26108238D-S1
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate committee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB584)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB584)
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
Engrossed by House as amended
committee amendments agreed to
Read second time
Read first time
Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
House committee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB584)
Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101871D
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Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
Jason S. Ballard
Joseph P. McNamara